REVIEW
A copy of the book has been provided by the publisher, Penguin Random House International, in exchange for an honest review.
“He had thought there could be no stronger feeling than stumbling across a book that narrates a long-ago incident from his own life that was never relayed to anyone, never spoken about or written down but nevertheless is unfolding in typeset prose, but he was wrong.
Colour me impressed, Erin Morgenstern!
I had my doubts before I began reading this book. Morgenstern’s popular work The Night Circus was highly recommended by the book community and at the time that I read it, I harbored high expectations from books thanks to their fame and high praises attached with them. By now, then, it wouldn’t be a shocker to know that The Night Circus and I did not become the best of friends.
“He wanders alone but safe in his loneliness./ Confused but comforted by his confusion./ A blanket of bewilderment to hide himself under.”
It’s such a surprise that I enjoyed this story. Morgenstern is smart in utilizing her brilliant and atmospheric writing with a story that involves someone who loves to read and, of course, books.
The Starless Sea is not so starless after all. It is a space full of burning rocks — each rock has its own story waiting to explode in a colorful explosion from collision with each other. In turn, all of them created an entire galaxy of magnificent tale that left me in a daze.
I will admit that there were times when I was reading yet my mind was wandering in total and absolute darkness; however, the book always guides me back to the brilliance of the mundane, the shelves of stories, and the magical world where everything collides.
