A review by kabrahams
The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern
5.0
Dec 2 (Reread)
This is one of those books that truly gets better with each read and with the more time you give it. It is a true love letter to stories, particularly fairytales, and each sentence is achingly beautiful without being too flowery. I had a great time taking note of the imagery (which is funny because I didn't enjoy that so much the first time) and trying to untangle some of the mysteries that completely went over my head the first time. I definitely didn't solve them all and I think that's how it's meant to be. I didn't even rank this five stars originally but now it has secured a place as one of my favorite books of all time. I will definitely be returning to this time and time again.
April 8
The mostly beautifully written book I've read in awhile, alive with imagery and magic. Portals to other worlds, seas of honey, forbidden libraries full of cats, giant bees, secret societies, literary parties, lovers lost in time, keys to nowhere and to everywhere―this breathtaking book has it all. Loved the references to Tolkien, Lewis, and Carroll in this fairytale for adults. I think my biggest complaint was that sometimes the characters and plot took a backseat to the imagery and writing, but that it was all so stunning and seamless that I didn't care.
This is one of those books that truly gets better with each read and with the more time you give it. It is a true love letter to stories, particularly fairytales, and each sentence is achingly beautiful without being too flowery. I had a great time taking note of the imagery (which is funny because I didn't enjoy that so much the first time) and trying to untangle some of the mysteries that completely went over my head the first time. I definitely didn't solve them all and I think that's how it's meant to be. I didn't even rank this five stars originally but now it has secured a place as one of my favorite books of all time. I will definitely be returning to this time and time again.
April 8
The mostly beautifully written book I've read in awhile, alive with imagery and magic. Portals to other worlds, seas of honey, forbidden libraries full of cats, giant bees, secret societies, literary parties, lovers lost in time, keys to nowhere and to everywhere―this breathtaking book has it all. Loved the references to Tolkien, Lewis, and Carroll in this fairytale for adults. I think my biggest complaint was that sometimes the characters and plot took a backseat to the imagery and writing, but that it was all so stunning and seamless that I didn't care.