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Geek Love

Katherine Dunn

3.87 AVERAGE

abigailgoldman's review against another edition

3.75

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Jesus Christ. 

smashproduct's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elle_emm_ess's review against another edition

1.0

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Reading this novel gave me the same feeling I had when I watched Boogie Nights while recovering from a crippling stomach flu at 2 p.m. on a hot summer's day.

Not nice.

bunnywatsons's review against another edition

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This book is terrifying and disgusting in a way no horror movie ever could be and I loved every minute of it. Dunn is a master, her characters are bizarre and deformed but what makes all of them monsters in the end is their overwhelming humanity. Definitely one I see myself regularly re-reading.

sophmenke's review against another edition

5.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sunreachesout's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rachel_drenning's review against another edition

5.0

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This was a dark tale about a circus family and all it's dysfunctional glory. While it was disturbing, it was impossible to put down. This book is for those who like stories of a bleak, dark nature. I enjoyed it very much.

hotrats1976's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gothpanda's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

debi_n's review against another edition

2.0

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I can’t rate this book; I appreciate it but I really didn’t like it. The writing is wonderful. The storyline is imaginative and has it all: family drama, murder, jealousy, betrayal, mystery, cults, lobotomies, carnival freaks, auto-amputations, sexual perversion. But in the end, there were no characters that I could connect with or root for. It was just too weird and disturbing for me. … and I’m left disappointed.