The Invisible Circus Audiobook

" Not one of my favorites. We chose this for book club @ work & so far, nobody's been thrilled with it. I thought it would be a story about a cool mysterious journey, but I was bored with much of it. Half the time I was rolling my eyes about what stupid risks Phoebe was taking, the other half I was rolling my eyes about how unrealistic much of it seemed. I wouldn't recommend this book. "

" Kind of a dumb book. I didn't get 'into' it at all. The characters did not seem likable to me. Maybe my own memories of the 60's interfered? "

" One of my favorite books ever...Egan eloquently conveys many different ideas at once: the suspicion that you never really "know" people (including your own siblings), the idea of "hero(ine) worship," the romance of European travel, and misguided political idealism. "

" My least favorite of Egan's novels; it is still quite good. "

" This book was the best I've read in a long time. I found it much better than the polyphony of 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'. I see there's a 2001 movie starring Cameron Diaz, and I'll have to watch it. Although emotional and depressing, this book is a wonderful coming of age story of a young, confused girl with a very dysfunctional family in San Francisco (and Europe) in the post flower child 60's and 70's. "

" Na het lezen van A Visit from the Goonsquad was ik nieuwsgierig naar mee werk van Egan, deze bleek ik nog in de kast te hebben staan. Al zie je tussen de regels door al wel het talent van de schrijfster, als totaal vond ik het boek niet zo goed als ik gehoopt had. Als je nog nooit iets van haar hebt gelezen is dit niet het boek dat je voor haar wint. "

" The great writer that she will become is evident here. Her characters are well realized and her plot works. She gets so much better. "

" This book should have been edited down more. I was frustrated with the pace - or maybe it was the story line or the characters. It's a book that takes itself too seriously. I did like reading it, but couldn't lose myself in it the way I wanted to because of the flaws. "

" I wanted to experience this author, after I read a review of another book of hers that described her writing as breathtaking. I thought this (older) one of her works showed some quality that is not yet mature as a writer; not yet breathtaking. "

" Great story line. Jennifer Egan is an excellent author. "

" It started slow, but it was so worth it in the end. She has a beautiful writing style that is absolutely wonderful to read. And it's a good story! "

" What makes this book enjoyable is the main character's quest to uncover the mystery of her sister's unexpected death; however, after all the suspense I was hoping for a stronger and more believable ending. "

" Perhaps Egan's best novel. Reflective tale of a torrid time. "

" compelling, evocative, and heartfelt, if a bit naive and excessive. "

" Not as good as Goon Squad but diverting if soapy. Some obvious plot developments but nice evocation of the period. "

" This is my absolute favorite book. It's just amazing. A great, heartfelt coming-of-age story. It both warms and breaks your heart, lovely words. "

" saved this book for my first international flight (didn't quite make it- read in hawaii). it's about a young girl who travels to italy, in a misguided attempt to find out more about her sister's disappearance years earlier. she discovers more about herself...lovely coming of age story. "

" I like to read things out of order. I read Egan's second book, "Look at Me" first and enjoyed it. Read this one second and it was good, started out slow but ended well. I was disappointed though, I liked "Look at Me" much more. "

" 3.5. An interesting story, very well-written and well-told. Didn't like the characters but that didn't matter as much because it was the story that was important. "

" Another excellent book by Jennifer Egan. This one tells the story of Phoebe who,at the age of 17, leaves her home in San Francisco to go to Europe and trace the steps of her older sister who died in Europe several years before. "

" Here it is. Book 52 this year. And I loved it! Poetic, poignant, perfect. 4.5 stars but feeling friendly. "