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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Starless Sea in Books

Apr 25, 2020

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(5 Ratings)

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This book made me question as to whether or not Morgenstern's @The Night Circus was really as good as I remember.
This is the second novel by Morgenstern, and I was really excited to read it. The description sounds amazing. I liked how the book was organized, cutting to different stories, and all of the references to literature.
However, there was almost zero plot. The main character, Zach, was kind of... no, he was completely boring. Maribel was mysterious, which was alright, but there didn't seem to be a payoff behind the mystery. 'Dorian' was an ok character, but nothing to write home about.
I really liked the first half to 3/4ths of the book, and I thought it was coming to a close. I looked at how many hours were left of the audiobook...

THERE WERE FIVE FLIPPING HOURS LEFT. I was shocked. This book could have definitely been wrapped up sooner. It was just two long, and with a non-existent plot, it made it really hard to get through.

Sorry, this novel was just ok. I only rated it as high as I did because in the end, the beginning was good enough to outweigh the end. If you like literature, and want to slog through this book, go ahead and try. There's no doubting that Morgenstern is a fairly good writer, but but length and need to tighten up the story makes me question the judgment of her editor.