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Liked It4 of 4 members found this review helpful “i bought this book because i liked the cover and i was desperate for something to read at the moment. reading the first 50 pages proved it was meant to be (for me to find this little gem). A very unusual, different kind of family becomes a traveling carnival across the U.S. The book describes...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Wonderfully bizarre story about a family of carnies and their ridiculous lives.”
Jessica K wrote this review 8 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“interesting. definitely left me a little unsatisfied and a little feeling a little creepy”
Brittany A wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“disturbing and entertaining @ the same time.”
Cheryl Anne C wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It is not a book for everyone. Its offensive at time but eye opening at others. The story is focused around a family. The mom and dad decided to make their children into 'freaks'. They make them this way by the mother mixing drugs and other toxic combinations, while she is preganent, to making their children into money making freak show members. If you like something different and not a 'tradtional' story that is happy go lucky, than i would recommend this book. It was a book my sister had to read in collage and said it was a book she never forgot for bad and good reasons. =P”
Jessica H wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A review I read called this "unrelentingly bizarre." It is.
Perrin R wrote this review Friday, October 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“odd. I never quite got into the humor of this book--which I know makes me a loser. Oh well.”
michael o wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I'm about 100 pages in and LOVING this book. It is wickedly crazy and bizarre. But biting commentary on how we are so intolerant of those who are different.”
Jackie C wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very much reminds me of John Irving novels like: The World According to Garp, Owen Meany, or Cider House Rules. Reads fast, family drama and tragedy of carnival "freaks" purposely produced by their own parents, owners of this carnival. Told by Oly the dwarf, albino, hunchback daughter.”
LitChik7 wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Geek Love is a story of the Binewski's, a Carny family whose Parents genetically mutated or altered there children so they can be more successful and make more money. There is Arturo(Arty) who has flippers for limbs that creates his own cult that the binewskis have to compete with. It is a story about pretty much freaks. What i like is that it doesn't make me feel so weird about me self. I didn't like that it was a little graphic, but it was a freak show.”
Chris P wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've read it twice. The second part of the beginning is slow but before you know it , it's the best circus freak tragic love story you've ever heard. It still envision characters from the book as though their people i knew in the past. The characters are that vivid and memorable. Every fat baby will forever be a "MUMPO". Author Katherine Dunn is my literary angel.”
Miss Havisham wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
