Descended from a notorious carny family, Grady Stiles Jr. traded on the deformity that gave his hands and feet the look of lobster claws, to achiev...
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Oct 29, 2009
Judith
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I read this book back in the early 80's. I remember meeting this "Lobster Boy" at a county fair. I will never forget the weird feeling I got when seeing him. Then to find this book about his life, murder and other creepy things...I would like to find this book again and re-read it. Obviously, meeting him (late 1970's) and reading the book (mid 1980's) had a lasting effect on me.
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Apr 24, 2009
Vinnie
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good insight from the authors point of view on the murder of Grady Stiles Jr. aka The Lobster Boy. a true life account about different accounts of his life which lead to his eventual demise.
Good read.
Good read.
Aug 30, 2009
Polly
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HAHAHAHAHA. I totally read this book as a teenager. It was the best book I could find at K-Mart in whatever depressing place my family went on vacation. HAHAHAHAH!
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Nov 28, 2008
Jackie
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An average true crime book but populated with above average characters - side-show freaks and carnies.
Jun 30, 2008
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Apr 14, 2009
Jessica
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I am embarrassed to admit I read this. But god help me I loved it. The book was a guilty pleasure, completely trashy, sensationalistic, and utterly uncharming. Sometimes you just have to stare at the train wreck and even though you feel bad for finding entertainment there, you just can't pull your eyes away. I am so ashamed of my self.....
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Aug 19, 2007
Melanie
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If you fancy anything sideshow, this tell-all about the murder of Lobster Boy will make a fine addition to your collection of circus themed books. Not well written but full of real crime scene photos of him shot dead in his double wide wearing a wife beater. Apparently his blood splattered all of his carton of Pall Malls!
Apr 15, 2008
Holly
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Jun 26, 2007
Andrew
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Wow what a great book about "freak" crime. Grady Stiles is a bad lobster boy man.
Jun 06, 2008
Sandip
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Please reference "Exhibit A".
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