I had a long travel day on the 4th which meant the required company of good book. I had downloaded several items that had been crowd-sourced the day before and started with The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern at 10,000 feet. (This is the 4th book I have read this year on the circus. It's rather a curious June to June theme that I won't explore to any further psychological depth...particularly without a morning coffee.)
I adored this book. I read it in the plane, paired with Rosé, at Starbucks, and at gate C14 where I noticed my battery was depleting and wondered if my Nexus would be able to finish the journey. After a brief mathematical calculation involving % completion, time spent reading with a mild extrapolation to additional time required, I decided yes, opting not to charge, and turned off the device with 10% battery power remaining somewhere over Europe. The story lines run in parallel: the circus which appears with no warning and operates from dusk to dawn, and the characters which develop and meet in order to create such a venue. There were no scary clowns (+1) but circular tents whose scenes ranged from the Ice Garden to Clouds (+2 for clouds). This was my type of circus.
While I would have ended the book about 20 pages earlier, I can understand the author's desire to tie up loose ends. Per my usual, I won't give away any spoilers, but this book is a great summer read item for your list.
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