false 386268 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355782m/386268.jpg Freaks crossed with David Lynch and John Irving and perhaps George Eliot -- the latter for the power of the emotions evoked. ]]> 13872 11 1474375 book 1989 Geek Love: A Novel total:11011|5:4251|4:3917|3:1898|2:650|1:295| 11011 44212 15239 1770 8622 4.00 11262 1804 2447726 155117 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 4 23 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 10:33:47 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:53:11 -0800 2009
I had a schizophrenic reaction to this book. On the one hand, it had a more profound impact on me than books—even some truly great ones—usually do. On the other hand, I thought it was sloppily edited, and...more...]]> 4767690 80722 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 4 8 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 09:22:31 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 05:54:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8698375 139747 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 13 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 09:48:51 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 14:38:32 -0800 2007
The plot is simple and sick enough: Al and Lil Binewski, a young couple madly in love and struggl...more...]]> 3973718 119789 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 7 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 10:46:58 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:25:22 -0800 2009
So anyway, Geek Love is about this family of carnies (carni...more...]]> 26977948 1302775 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 1 10 false Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 13:09:01 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 09 13:06:38 -0700 2009
This is one of the only books I plan never to finish. I thought the writing was beautiful, and I don't even know that I...more...]]> 28441759 185835 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 0 5 false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 27 13:54:39 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 17:07:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 24435037 866373 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 4 3 false Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:29:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 07:49:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16579588 944528 864952 0394569024 9780394569024 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179006149m/864952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/864952.Geek_Love 3.86 35 Freaks crossed with David Lynch and John Irving and perhaps George Eliot -- the latter for the power of the emotions evoked. ]]> 5 4 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Wed Feb 27 21:39:05 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 17:08:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 9451155 90096 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 08:23:24 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 08:34:24 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3133868 129682 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 3 2 false Mon Jul 16 10:31:36 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 12:54:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 6793676 25483 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 3 5 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 16:29:24 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 17:31:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3519496 220165 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 4 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Jul 25 13:22:24 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:59:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 21870270 1149294 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 4 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 12:39:25 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 15:30:47 -0700 2008 55283855 1424859 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 4 16 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 12:44:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:46:24 -0700 2009
Any book that was written in the early ‘80’s and is still worth reading today, is almost by definition, a semi-classic; though cult-horror classic might be closer to the mark for Geek Love. That’s right: this is not your run-of-the-mill beach novel. I will not be placing...more...]]> 23197540 1181663 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 3 1 true Thu May 29 00:41:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 01:01:30 -0700 2008
Dunn's novel presents like a sick & twi...more...]]> 22538005 715797 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 2 false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 05:45:29 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 06:18:38 -0700 2008
In some ways, I want to erase all trace of this book from my brain, but in other ways it is something I must carry with me forever.

I'm a long way from being able to thoroughly review Geek Love. It's the kind of book that you have to process for days, weeks, months, befor...more...]]> 18170107 1007214 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 5 1 false Thu Mar 20 06:33:31 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 08:26:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15276335 542037 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 2 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 15:42:42 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 15:42:42 -0800 2008 Water for Elephants, it is the story of a couple who breeds freak children for the sake of their carnival show. In their twisted minds, it is done with love because deformities make you special, and marketable.

The characters are un...more...]]> 10923269 407044 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 1 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Dec 23 13:41:07 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 13:56:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 9566263 641491 13872 0375713344 9780375713347 1593 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love_A_Novel 4.01 9917 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 ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.]]> 2 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 13:18:43 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 13:19:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=386268