The Starless Sea
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- Author：Erin Morgenstern
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER
Are you lost or are you exploring？
When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other。 Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners， lost cities and nameless acolytes， but they also contain something impossible: a recollection from his own childhood。
Determined to solve the puzzle of the book， Zachary follows the clues he finds on the cover – a bee， a key and a sword。 They guide him to a masquerade ball， to a dangerous secret club， and finally through a magical doorway created by the fierce and mysterious Mirabel。 This door leads to a subterranean labyrinth filled with stories， hidden far beneath the surface of the earth。
When the labyrinth is threatened， Zachary must race with Mirabel， and Dorian， a handsome barefoot man with shifting alliances， through its twisting tunnels and crowded ballrooms， searching for the end of his story。
You are invited to join Zachary on the starless sea: the home of storytellers， story-lovers and those who will protect our stories at all costs。
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER
Are you lost or are you exploring？
When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other。 Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners， lost cities and nameless acolytes， but they also contain something impossible: a recollection from his own childhood。
Determined to solve the puzzle of the book， Zachary follows the clues he finds on the cover – a bee， a key and a sword。 They guide him to a masquerade ball， to a dangerous secret club， and finally through a magical doorway created by the fierce and mysterious Mirabel。 This door leads to a subterranean labyrinth filled with stories， hidden far beneath the surface of the earth。
When the labyrinth is threatened， Zachary must race with Mirabel， and Dorian， a handsome barefoot man with shifting alliances， through its twisting tunnels and crowded ballrooms， searching for the end of his story。
You are invited to join Zachary on the starless sea: the home of storytellers， story-lovers and those who will protect our stories at all costs。
Reviews
Beth
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DNF at 68%。 Finally clearing it off my currently reading shelf。
Katie
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I’m having a hard time figuring out how I feel about this book… On the one hand， I do love Morgenstern’s writing—she has a way of making her worlds feel tangible which I love。 On the other hand， I have no idea what happened in this book。 This felt like a bad fever dream。 Very “Alice in Wonderland”-esque。 I also didn’t give one fig about the main character。 So there’s that。
Inge
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Bee， key and sword。 Heart， feather and crown。 Inside this meandering tale， containing fragments of imaginary myths and fables， a love story is hidden， or rather there are multiple of those。 I fell in love with the poetic way this book was written， and got intrigued by the different threads of the stories that unfolded as the book progressed。 This was very nearly 5* - but the ending was a bit too unsatisfying。。。 I really wanted to hear more about Dorian and Zachary。。。
Yve Turner
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I feel guilty giving this book 3 stars as other people clearly loved it， but try as i might i just couldn't get into it and gave up after a few chapters。 I am not keen on fantasy generally， and perhaps this book is simply too highbrow for me， but really i thought it was a load of rather pretentious nonsense。 I just didn't get it i guess。 I feel guilty giving this book 3 stars as other people clearly loved it， but try as i might i just couldn't get into it and gave up after a few chapters。 I am not keen on fantasy generally， and perhaps this book is simply too highbrow for me， but really i thought it was a load of rather pretentious nonsense。 I just didn't get it i guess。 。。。more
Inês
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It's so weird that I ended up enjoying this book so much even though I didn't understand most of what was going on。。。 I have to say， Zachary was not a very interesting character but all the other were so intriguing with their stories and their secrets and their mysteries！ I am in love with Mirabel and the Guardian！ Beautiful story！I think what made me love this book so much was the short stories （which were ABSOLUTELY STUNNING） and how they were all related in the end。 The way this book is writt It's so weird that I ended up enjoying this book so much even though I didn't understand most of what was going on。。。 I have to say， Zachary was not a very interesting character but all the other were so intriguing with their stories and their secrets and their mysteries！ I am in love with Mirabel and the Guardian！ Beautiful story！I think what made me love this book so much was the short stories （which were ABSOLUTELY STUNNING） and how they were all related in the end。 The way this book is written is so unbelievably beautiful that I found myself shedding a couple of tears here and there。This is not a book for everyone， that's for sure， but I am very glad to have loved it so much。 I'm glad I was able to find beauty in all the mess！ Another stunning work by Erin Morgenstern！ 。。。more
Idah Mrashui
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absolutely fantastic！
Robb
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I know giving this a 4 star review might confuse someone considering that this is one of the best books I ever read！！ Erin Morgenstern knocked this one out of the park。 The only reason I gave this a 4 star review and not 5 stars is because it really threw me off with the stories jumping around so much。 I think it may frustrate some readers， but it is necessary。 I definitely am going to give this another read because I am sure there are things I may have missed。 And the way she ends this， I reall I know giving this a 4 star review might confuse someone considering that this is one of the best books I ever read！！ Erin Morgenstern knocked this one out of the park。 The only reason I gave this a 4 star review and not 5 stars is because it really threw me off with the stories jumping around so much。 I think it may frustrate some readers， but it is necessary。 I definitely am going to give this another read because I am sure there are things I may have missed。 And the way she ends this， I really hope there is a sequel。 I really urge everyone to read this book。 Pure Escapism。 Magical and touching and sometimes philosophical， " The Starless Sea" really enthralls you into their world。 A sign of a good book is when you think of the book and the characters when you are not reading it， and this book had me obsessed。 。。。more
Elisa Franceschini
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Ho trovato questo libro molto intrigante， ricco di metafore e aperto a moltissime interpretazioni。 A parer mio è anche un po' complesso e difficile da seguire， ma sicuramente lascia un bel ricordo e spinge ad approfondire su questa autrice。 Ho trovato questo libro molto intrigante， ricco di metafore e aperto a moltissime interpretazioni。 A parer mio è anche un po' complesso e difficile da seguire， ma sicuramente lascia un bel ricordo e spinge ad approfondire su questa autrice。 。。。more
Heather Densmore
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For so much of this book I felt like I was on a bad， drug induced trip。 I liked the individual stories that wove around the main story and the ending was good。 Getting there though， was torture。
Fenne
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I think I need to reread and then I'll enjoy it more。 I really loved the smaller stories， but I think I missed a lot for the overall plot。 It was an amazing read though！ I think I need to reread and then I'll enjoy it more。 I really loved the smaller stories， but I think I missed a lot for the overall plot。 It was an amazing read though！ 。。。more
Mary
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Look， I have no idea what I just read。 This book is very whimsical with a lot of beautiful descriptions and such， but it truly went nowhere。 I thought maybe it was just a slow burn and it would all make sense and come together and there would be a purpose…but it never did any of those things。 Probably one of the most frustrating books I’ve ever read。 Two stars instead of one because I really wanted to know what it all meant。
Carly
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This book started off so promising with lots of things and ideas that I loved but then it just went off the rails。 I really have no idea what was going on in a good portion of this book and it dragged on and on and on。 The cats in the book saved it from having 1 star。
Karla
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*PopSugar2021 Reto #5: Con una academia oscura *"Se dio cuenta de que ya no le importaba que las historias perduraran。 Que algunos las disfrutaban y otros no， pero que es es la naturaleza de un relato。 No todas las historias hablan a todos los públicos， pero todos los públicos pueden encontrar una historia que les hable， en algún sitio， alguna vez。 De una forma u otra"Este es un libro al que hay que darle toda la atención de mundo。 Tiene historias que se entrelazan con la trama principal， por lo *PopSugar2021 Reto #5: Con una academia oscura *"Se dio cuenta de que ya no le importaba que las historias perduraran。 Que algunos las disfrutaban y otros no， pero que es es la naturaleza de un relato。 No todas las historias hablan a todos los públicos， pero todos los públicos pueden encontrar una historia que les hable， en algún sitio， alguna vez。 De una forma u otra"Este es un libro al que hay que darle toda la atención de mundo。 Tiene historias que se entrelazan con la trama principal， por lo que en un descuido， pierdes el hilo y ya no sabes qué estas leyendo。No ha sido mi momento para leerlo， pero no descarto darle una segunda oportunidad más adelante 。。。more
Samantha
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The last 15% made it all worth it。
Heather Stapp
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It might be terribly unfair to rate a book a 1 star when I didn't even finish。 Simple matter of fact is this book never once gripped me。 I actually picked cleaning my house over reading。 Unfathomable！ I had high hopes， but sadly this one just fell flat for me and I cannot wait to return it back to the library。 It might be terribly unfair to rate a book a 1 star when I didn't even finish。 Simple matter of fact is this book never once gripped me。 I actually picked cleaning my house over reading。 Unfathomable！ I had high hopes， but sadly this one just fell flat for me and I cannot wait to return it back to the library。 。。。more
Missy
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I really wanted to like this book。 It reminded me a lot of Narnia and a Wrinkle in Time from the beginning。 It was a really slow book and it never takes me 2 weeks to read a book。 I just couldn’t fully get into it。 I liked the storyline but I guess it was just not action packed enough for me。
Carol
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I really liked The Night Circus， and was so excited for this book。 Long。 Confusing。 Not sure what was happening。 Didn’t really care about the characters。 Ugh。
Michelle
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You'll know whether this book is for you not within the first 60 pages， but rather by the very last one。 This book is definitely for me。 Perhaps it's because of the type of reader I am， but I did not work really hard to interpret any metaphors or symbolism。 I let the book tell me it's story and trusted that between it and my imagination， I would know everything I needed to for it to work its magic。 And indeed， it was magical。 My favorite quote: "A sword does not forget how to find it's mark when You'll know whether this book is for you not within the first 60 pages， but rather by the very last one。 This book is definitely for me。 Perhaps it's because of the type of reader I am， but I did not work really hard to interpret any metaphors or symbolism。 I let the book tell me it's story and trusted that between it and my imagination， I would know everything I needed to for it to work its magic。 And indeed， it was magical。 My favorite quote: "A sword does not forget how to find it's mark when it is held by a hand that knows how to use it。" 。。。more
Heather
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This book was so promising and I enjoyed the first half a lot but then it went downhill from there。 No plot， the characters were so blank and had no development， the descriptions became monotonous and repetitive and unnecessary， and the whole thing just kind of fell apparent into random scenes and the ending didn't even sum up a lot of threads they introduced which is strange because it's not even a series。 Not to mention the romance was so sudden and unrealistic because the characters hadn't ev This book was so promising and I enjoyed the first half a lot but then it went downhill from there。 No plot， the characters were so blank and had no development， the descriptions became monotonous and repetitive and unnecessary， and the whole thing just kind of fell apparent into random scenes and the ending didn't even sum up a lot of threads they introduced which is strange because it's not even a series。 Not to mention the romance was so sudden and unrealistic because the characters hadn't even had a full conversation and had been in like 2 scenes together and then were basically in love。 I don't recommend this one。 。。。more
Robin
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The audio version is the way to go even though the book is 19 hours long！ Could it use editing down to a more reasonable length， yes; are the characters thinly drawn， yes; does anything really happen， no。 But having a fairy tale read to you out loud， involving a magical kingdom of stories and books so vividly described that I wanted to go see it myself was a pleasure。 The story is an allegory for life， multiple lives and really， not to much does happen in a few years of a 20 something’s life exc The audio version is the way to go even though the book is 19 hours long！ Could it use editing down to a more reasonable length， yes; are the characters thinly drawn， yes; does anything really happen， no。 But having a fairy tale read to you out loud， involving a magical kingdom of stories and books so vividly described that I wanted to go see it myself was a pleasure。 The story is an allegory for life， multiple lives and really， not to much does happen in a few years of a 20 something’s life except maybe he explores some options and falls in love。 We’ll， that’s all here。 I’m sure if I were reading this， I would have thrown it down in frustration at the length and multiple storylines， but the audio version kept me entertained for many hours of walking around and around。 。。。more
Renzo Gianelli
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La escritura de la pluma es sumamente mágica， como en el mundo en el que nos mete。 Todo lo que sucede nos invita a pensar en las oportunidades perdidas， en esos "aún no"， nos invita mirar y prestar atención a los símbolos que nos rodean; todo el libro es sumamente mágico， pero real a la vez。 ¿Que pasaría si todas las historias formarán parte de una más grande？ ¿Y si esa historia más grande pertenece a su vez a esas historias más chicas？ La escritura de la pluma es sumamente mágica， como en el mundo en el que nos mete。 Todo lo que sucede nos invita a pensar en las oportunidades perdidas， en esos "aún no"， nos invita mirar y prestar atención a los símbolos que nos rodean; todo el libro es sumamente mágico， pero real a la vez。 ¿Que pasaría si todas las historias formarán parte de una más grande？ ¿Y si esa historia más grande pertenece a su vez a esas historias más chicas？ 。。。more
Kathryn
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i'll be honest i can't even begin to articulate what this book is actually about。 a large portion of it felt like a fever dream。。。 but a very atmospheric， whimsical， and beautifully written fever dream that i enjoyed getting lost in。 i think anyone who loves books and stories would like this book。 it very much felt like a love story written to stories。this would be closer to a 5 star read for me if it didn't take me so long to get into it。 this was my second attempt at reading （i put it on hold i'll be honest i can't even begin to articulate what this book is actually about。 a large portion of it felt like a fever dream。。。 but a very atmospheric， whimsical， and beautifully written fever dream that i enjoyed getting lost in。 i think anyone who loves books and stories would like this book。 it very much felt like a love story written to stories。this would be closer to a 5 star read for me if it didn't take me so long to get into it。 this was my second attempt at reading （i put it on hold the first time） and i had trouble getting into it both times。 。。。more
Leilaf
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This book was confusing for me。 I dont consider myself dumb but at some points， I struggled to keep up。 Maybe that was just me。
Femke
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5/5 sommige karakters vond ik beetje saai maar het is vet goed geschreven dus het is niet zo erg。 Echt zo'n goed boek voor op vakantie， low fantasy enz ja was wel leuk。"A game or a book that has meaning to me might be boring to you， or vice versa。 Stories are personal， you relate or you don't。" 4。5/5 sommige karakters vond ik beetje saai maar het is vet goed geschreven dus het is niet zo erg。 Echt zo'n goed boek voor op vakantie， low fantasy enz ja was wel leuk。"A game or a book that has meaning to me might be boring to you， or vice versa。 Stories are personal， you relate or you don't。" 。。。more
Ingrid
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"This is not where our story ends， he writes。 This is only where it changes。"It has taken me a few weeks to finish this book。 It is a book of poetry-esque language， of owls and bees and keys and feathers and swords and cats and honey。 It is a story of fate and time falling in love， of a fortune-tellers son and the man he falls for， the moon and the inn-keeper。 The poetic writing needed time to be dwelled upon， the stories be given time to be written。 A beautiful book "This is not where our story ends， he writes。 This is only where it changes。"It has taken me a few weeks to finish this book。 It is a book of poetry-esque language， of owls and bees and keys and feathers and swords and cats and honey。 It is a story of fate and time falling in love， of a fortune-tellers son and the man he falls for， the moon and the inn-keeper。 The poetic writing needed time to be dwelled upon， the stories be given time to be written。 A beautiful book 。。。more
Suhasini K M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is a must read for every story lover。 The numerous stories， anecdotes， myths， lores and minuscule stories all interwoven in to one main strand is a supreme craft of storytelling。 What I love about Erin's craft is giving equal importance to each character who deserves it。Fate and Time's timeless love unfolds in layers using various metaphors and characters， which one can imagine and relate to as a reader。Somewhere in the numerous characters and situations， I found myself comparing the s This book is a must read for every story lover。 The numerous stories， anecdotes， myths， lores and minuscule stories all interwoven in to one main strand is a supreme craft of storytelling。 What I love about Erin's craft is giving equal importance to each character who deserves it。Fate and Time's timeless love unfolds in layers using various metaphors and characters， which one can imagine and relate to as a reader。Somewhere in the numerous characters and situations， I found myself comparing the story， as it unfolds to Botticelli's depiction of Dante's poem - The Divine Comedy， albiet in a different subject - object perception。Lastly this story will stay in your head for days even after it ends。。。 I feel the void right now as I am writing this review。。。 RECOMMENDED READ。。。 。。。more
Hazel Dixon-Cooper
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Although I loved Morgenstern's first book， The Night Circus， I couldn't get as enthused about The Starless Sea。 The premise of a place of endless knowledge and the plot of mysterious people is intriguing， there were too many side trips into the various book rooms and the story moved too slow。 The setting， which is detailed and has some wonderful description， takes over the story。 I wanted to love this book， but stopped reading a little more than halfway through。 Although I loved Morgenstern's first book， The Night Circus， I couldn't get as enthused about The Starless Sea。 The premise of a place of endless knowledge and the plot of mysterious people is intriguing， there were too many side trips into the various book rooms and the story moved too slow。 The setting， which is detailed and has some wonderful description， takes over the story。 I wanted to love this book， but stopped reading a little more than halfway through。 。。。more
noa。sunshine
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omg this was， and i can’t stress it enough， phenomenal！！！ It was so magical and smart， every side story gets slowly woven into the main story and you figure so many things out on the way。 I loved the characters and their relationships。 I just loved the atmosphere and the concept， i didn’t want it to end！！ I could’ve read 500 more pages of this
Malu Reis
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Um dos melhores livros que eu já li。Lendo esse livro， senti que as pessoas que imaginam através de imagens podem conseguir aproveitar melhor a história。A história é contada mais por símbolos visuais do que emoções e ações （que acabam se tornando símbolos visuais também， como se tudo fosse uma metáfora）。Amei demais ser levada por essa história e me perceber dentro da história várias vezes através dos olhos de Zachary。A autora entregava pistas por meio de histórias dentro do livro。 Enquanto eu lia Um dos melhores livros que eu já li。Lendo esse livro， senti que as pessoas que imaginam através de imagens podem conseguir aproveitar melhor a história。A história é contada mais por símbolos visuais do que emoções e ações （que acabam se tornando símbolos visuais também， como se tudo fosse uma metáfora）。Amei demais ser levada por essa história e me perceber dentro da história várias vezes através dos olhos de Zachary。A autora entregava pistas por meio de histórias dentro do livro。 Enquanto eu lia as histórias chegava às mesma conclusões que o personagem que também estava lendo o livro。 E isso era incrível！ Porque nós dois estávamos intrigados e querendo descobrir o mistério e querendo mais história。Maravilhosa！！ Foi muito divertido ler esse livro。 Mas precisei ter foco。 A narrativa é muito única。 Vários livros seguem narrativas muito parecidas dentro dos seus gêneros e para quem ler muito um determinado gênero acaba não precisando prestar tanta atenção na história para conseguir entendê-la。Sinto que esse livro foi escrito de uma maneira que precisamos nos dedicar a história sendo contada。 Só assim ela fará sentido。Como eu disse， um dos favoritos！ 。。。more
Vanessab
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Stunning， magical， rich and beautiful， I simply did not want this book to end。 Amazing！
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