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Book Review: "The Night Circus"

Hello, WyzAnt students and parents! This is the pseudo-blog of tutor Alex H., yours truly. Posts on this blog will be sporadic, unpredictable, and downright random, but I will do my best to post nuggets of information in different subjects and areas. Today's subject: English. And what better way to introduce the beauty of the English language than through a good book. Today's piece of modern literature (and yes, I said modern literature. There is such a thing, kids. Good books don't have to be old and boring): "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern.

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Reading this, you might think that this is just another fantasy romance, equivalent to garbage such as "Twilight" (sorry, Stephanie Meyer). No, sir. This book is filled with amazing imagination, vivid characters, and a plot so intricate and woven together, I'm surprised nobody in the film industry has claimed it (but as soon as I graduate, Morgenstern, I'm coming for you).

But what good would literature be without a message? After all, that is the point of fiction, isn't it--a story set in even the most fantastic of worlds has no value if it cannot be applied to reality. And the message of "The Night Circus": Nothing is ever black-and-white. So put down "Shades of Grey," and pick up the real defining work on morality and all its intricacies.