5/13/2023 0 Comments The night circus book 2![]() ![]() In the play, Prospero’s daughter is named Miranda, and she is an obedient and loyal daughter. This is a reference to The Tempest, from which Prospero has taken his stage name. In an early scene, Prospero says that Celia should have been named Miranda. I did find an interesting tidbit about Celia’s name. Morgenstern must be a fan of Shakespeare. They built each other pretty things, but, so what? I think Marco was an ass for stringing Isobel along, and I don’t understand why Celia didn’t rebel against her father much sooner. There wasn’t much of an arc to it – they fell in love and… that’s it. The grand romance between Celia and Marco never made much sense to me. Celia or Marco? Marco and Isobel, or Marco and Celia? Prospero or the man in grey? Do we want Poppet and Widget to escape the circus? Or are we okay with them aging in a world that stays exactly the same (because that sounds kind of horrible?) A lot of people criticize the book for not spelling out the nature of the competition between magicians Prospero and “The man in the grey suit.” I can understand the author’s reason for holding back – this is a story of mystery and wonder, after all – but so many details were left out that I was left not knowing who to root for. The premise, while initially intriguing, never develops enough tension to hold my interest. ![]() ![]() It’s almost our anniversary, so I’m allowed! ![]()
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