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Geek Love

By Katherine Dunn

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| Hardcover | 9780394569024

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Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac amContinue

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A man and a woman who own a circus decide that it would be cheaper to make their own "freaks" than to hire them.
A strangely intense book. I felt weird for reading it, but at the same time I couldn't be persuaded to put it down because I just had to know what would come next. It's definitely ... (continue)

A man and a woman who own a circus decide that it would be cheaper to make their own "freaks" than to hire them.
A strangely intense book. I felt weird for reading it, but at the same time I couldn't be persuaded to put it down because I just had to know what would come next. It's definitely a book you'll be thinking about long after you read it, whether it be in a good way, or with a strange fascination. I was telling my husband it's like seeing a car wreck on the side of the road... You don't want to look, but you can't look away.

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Heather Landry said on Nov 15, 2008 | Add your feedback

One of my ultime favorites.

Initially I couldn't put this book down because the idea behind it was so disturbingly intriguing. I mean, a family intentionally poisoning their unborn children so as to create their own freak show!!!
I knew I definitely needed a break, though (and that I am probably susceptible to cult leade ... (continue)

Initially I couldn't put this book down because the idea behind it was so disturbingly intriguing. I mean, a family intentionally poisoning their unborn children so as to create their own freak show!!!
I knew I definitely needed a break, though (and that I am probably susceptible to cult leaders) when I started to see LOGIC in this bizarre group's decisions. At one point I actually wanted to join up with them!!
If you can get past the distasteful theme, the book is captivating and very well written.
However, I did recommend it to a friend who hated it and thought it was too weird and gross. He has bad taste, I guess.

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Tisha808 said on Jan 30, 2009 | Add your feedback

I loathed this book so. I normally eat through pages, but this took me forever to read, just drug on and on in all it's horrible glory. I rarely abandon books, and always remain hopeful that they will reveal some redeeming quality. I hated the characters, every single one, fpund nothing to draw me i ... (continue)

I loathed this book so. I normally eat through pages, but this took me forever to read, just drug on and on in all it's horrible glory. I rarely abandon books, and always remain hopeful that they will reveal some redeeming quality. I hated the characters, every single one, fpund nothing to draw me into their story, nothing to make me care. Yes, I definitely hated this. Hate. Hate. Hate.

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Lulu said on Jun 28, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback