The Starless Sea: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world--a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, en...show more

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592 pages

Average rating: 7.19

253 RATINGS

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Emily Breckling
Mar 17, 2024
10/10 stars
This book sat on my shelf for years, because I was afraid to read it. Afraid that Erin Morgenstern could never write another book as incredible as The Night Circus. I only regret waiting so long. While The Starless Sea isn't quite as incredible, it is still wonderful. Erin has such a unique way of thinking and writing, creating a whole magical world full of mystery and bittersweet emotion. I won't say this was an easy read; neither of her books a...read more
Anonymous
Mar 13, 2024
6/10 stars
This book felt like a magician revealing her tricks. Interesting for sure, but also, afterward, the magic is gone. It was like Morgenstern had an idea for a story and then rather than write the story, she turned it inside out and cut it into pieces. And even though the pieces still fit together, there are chasms where it was cut. I could see, even feel the lines in the story, constantly reminding me that I was listening to a story. I couldn’...read more
Suchi
Feb 22, 2024
THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. Took me a bit of effort to actually get into the story but once 60-70 pages are crossed, I couldn't keep the book down Finished it in one sitting. I thought Erin Morgenstern couldn't ever top The Night Circus, which was my previous fav, but she did it again. In love with all the characters but could personally relate the most to Zachary. Loved how all the stories entwined together and it all made sense at the end. ...read more
Anonymous
Jan 27, 2024
4/10 stars
- erin morgenstern please do not read this i don’t want to hurt your feelings <3 -

finally done after Three months and my gosh that was one of the most. Convoluted things i’ve ever read in my life. i don’t give out bad reviews easily but i cannot with this book ... will keep this short but i have to say some things.

firstly. you can’t create a novel out of pretty aesthetics and random fairytales you need a Plot

secondly. Every sentence cannot be...read more
yenjii
Jan 25, 2024
6/10 stars
Erin Morgensterns Night Circus got me back into reading after I'd dropped it years ago to focus on studying, so believe me when I say that I really REALLY wanted to love this. Perhaps my expectations were too high, although (being the Goodreads star rating snob I am), I knew this didn't fare as well.

The Starless Sea is rife with fantasy, book love, magic, mystery and (LGBTQIA) romance and I love all these elements, so of course I was very excite...read more

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