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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
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
Disgusting but the writing was beautiful. Hated the topic and content throughout but found it grossly engaging.
3.5 stars I guess. Def perverse and memorable but also never convincing as actual reality, nor is there any true emotion or arc to it (the conclusion as such just occurs suddenly ) Some good writing but really not my thing a little too unrelentingly bleak but seeming to wallow in cruelty and the grotesque and little else.
This was the strangest book I have ever read in my life. I will never be the same.
**update** The end was jarring for me, but all through the book I loved these characters - how they changed, how they were conflicted. Well written and I'd recommend it.
I'm really enjoying this story of a side-show family and their carnival. Told in the first-person, from the runt of the litter's perspective - so far poignant and painful, it is telling the story of how everyone feels like a freak.
I'm really enjoying this story of a side-show family and their carnival. Told in the first-person, from the runt of the litter's perspective - so far poignant and painful, it is telling the story of how everyone feels like a freak.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was an unusual read, and not the easiest to get into. Neat concept, though.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
