Another Night At The Circus

Went and saw Now You See Me the other day and was very pleasantly surprised, I really enjoyed it.  Best part was I honestly did not see the ending coming.  Of course as with all good movies, it makes me want to go read a book on the same topic...so I decided to reread The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.  I was very curious to see how it would read a second time, would the magic still be there, would the ending still annoy me, would I pick up stuff I missed the first time around?  So here we go, my second look (to read my first impressions go here).

The plot stayed the same (shocking right!), but the magic was still there, in fact there were little tidbits I had forgotten about that popped back to surprise me (the amazing simplicity of the Pool of Tears for one). Overall I was pleased at the rereadability of this book.  Most of my original impressions remain unaltered, I still felt like I was walking through an art gallery most of the time, rather then just reading a straight forward story.  This time though I felt like I got more of the story, and more of the characters came through.  I think not being quit so caught up in the descriptions of the circus let me dwell a bit more on the different characters.  I caught a lot more of the foreshadowing this time through as well, which actually helped make the ending feel less abrupt.  Once you know what the ending entails, you realize that the hints, visions, and preparations had been going on for quit some time.  The only downside to rereading a book this magical is that it does lose just a wee bit of that initial WOW factor, and you tend to pick up on some of the more mundane details which ground it into reality a bit more then I wanted to be grounded :-)  All this being said I will definitely be reading this book again on some gray raining day when I need a bit of magic in my dreary day.

What is your second impressions usually like?  Do you usually find yourself liking a book more or less upon second (or third...) reread?  Do you ever feel guilty for rereading a book when your TBR pile is so huge?

Insomnia...Right...

To true...to true.

Book Adoption

Donating books is awesome, it is a quick and easy way to brighten somebodies day.  There are ample opportunities to donate to all kinds of places, people, and groups.

Is it bad this makes me want to change my name to Charity?

The biggest problem I have with giving away books is a) I love my books and reread them so it is rare I give away books of my own and b) I would want my books to go to a loving home and would have to have a whole adoption process.  I would first need the potential book receivers to fill out an application to answer such questions as

When did you get your first library card?

What is the feeling you get when you first touch/smell/see a book?

How many other books do you have?

Do you have the proper storage/temp/lighting to protect a book?

How often do you actually read books?

Not to mention a full background check to ensure that there is no history of book abuse, book abandonment, or book neglect.

After the potential receiver of the book has been properly vetted a Home Visit would be in order to get a feel for the place.  Are there other books in the house?  Do they look like they have been read? How are they stored/displayed?  Does the potential new book owner light up with sheer joy when talking about his/her books?  

Only after I have made absolutley sure that this book and its new owner are a perfect fit, and that my book would be going to a good home could I possibly donate on of my babies.  All that being said it is usually just easier for me to go buy a new book and donate that before I form an attachment to it :-)  

Happy Reading Everybody