A review by sanaastoria
The Swan Gondola by Timothy Schaffert
4.0
[4.5 Stars] This book was both what I expected and wanted and exactly what I didn't. Rather than reminding me of The Night Circus, it really reminded me of Moulin Rouge and the Wizard of Oz. It was not nearly so exuberant and bright and filled with energy as the two I previously mentioned, but it had some similar qualities. This book reads like a dream, like a simple story of love and loss and finding happiness and moving forwards.
I was hooked from the beginning by the writing and by the characters. It was easy to fall in love with our hero Ferret Skerrit. Cecily I had a little more trouble falling in love with, but I did eventually. This book does not try to make itself into this grand love story, but at the same time it does. I'm not sure what else to say. I loved this book so much, but the ending let me down slightly. This would have been a 5 star rating had it not ended in such an anti-climatic way. I expected more and was thoroughly shocked when I turned the page to discover I had finished the book.
I want more. I feel as if this book is wisps of that summer and Ferret and Cecily and everything that happened. They come together to make an enchanting story, but it still leaves me wanting more and just I'm not quite sure. It didn't leave me satisfied, but I enjoyed the ride while it lasted.
I loved this and I didn't. I don't know. I'm torn. I wish it hadn't ended in such a way, but at the same time it was kind of perfect wasn't it?
I was hooked from the beginning by the writing and by the characters. It was easy to fall in love with our hero Ferret Skerrit. Cecily I had a little more trouble falling in love with, but I did eventually. This book does not try to make itself into this grand love story, but at the same time it does. I'm not sure what else to say. I loved this book so much, but the ending let me down slightly. This would have been a 5 star rating had it not ended in such an anti-climatic way. I expected more and was thoroughly shocked when I turned the page to discover I had finished the book.
I want more. I feel as if this book is wisps of that summer and Ferret and Cecily and everything that happened. They come together to make an enchanting story, but it still leaves me wanting more and just I'm not quite sure. It didn't leave me satisfied, but I enjoyed the ride while it lasted.
I loved this and I didn't. I don't know. I'm torn. I wish it hadn't ended in such a way, but at the same time it was kind of perfect wasn't it?