'For the first 15 pages, you might not understand everything given in the book. It's fine. Because the author will be busy setting up a plot for you'

Book Review | The Night Circus 

Reviewed in Class by: Preethi. B

Transcribed by: Angela Rachel Mathew                                    

Preethi started her review of the book - The Night Circus by Erin Morgrnstern,  drawing our attention towards Five lessons in a Book Journey.   

* The first point she made was to focus on yourself as a reader than going after the recommendations, because it's your interest that drives you throughout.

Adding on to it, instead of stressing and reading a book in one stretch, try to read it in your own time. As an aid, you can refer sites like Goodreads that provides book review without any spoilers, she observed.

*Never read a book because of the hype. It might not be your cup of tea, and that's okay.

*If you disagree with a book, you always have the freedom to walk away from it and to move on to the next.

*For the first 15 pages, you might not understand everything given in the book. It's fine. Because the author will be busy setting up a plot for you.

*Your Imagination is powerful than any Visual Effects. The Writer is the one who gives the colour scheme. But it's you who makes it into a movie in your brain, using your Imagination.

These valuable points for good reading were then followed by the Book review.

Preethi invoked the interest of every student by introducing the Book Cover with a colour code of Black, white and Red, just like the attire that she was wearing for the presentation.

The novel The Night Circus was written for National Novel Writing Month - The reward for the winning book being published without any cost.

This book which was written within three months, is a free ticket to a magical experience.

The Novel focuses on two Schools of Magic-

One - that believes magic is Inherited.

Other – Argues that magic is a skill to be learned,

- and the conflict between them.

The author walks us through the excited sounds and smell of delightful cuisines, blended with magical elements like "Cloud maze" and "wishing tree".

Preethi concluded her Book Review by rendering extremely mind-blowing, dramatic images from the novel which will attain its completion only by reading the whole Novel.

Teacher’s Remarks: Awesome review, Preethi! Your review was highly engaging from start to finish. Added, it was highly structured as well. There was never a dull moment for any of us anytime throughout your review. And as Angela had rightly pointed out, you had come all geared up for the occasion, with a strikingly similar attire that beautifully complemented the cover of the book. A very highly rewarding session for all of us! Keep up the spirit! 

Thanks a lot to Jean Elizabeth Mathew for the lovely snaps.