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It's funny; I seem to read at least one spooky-carnival book every Fall.
This book has so much going for it. This was my first experience with Bradbury and I'm almost afraid to read his other works. How can it possibly beat this? Very dark, whimsical, and successful at conjuring the best sort of nostalgia while also making you wary of it. It has clean-cut themes but the delivery isn't at all forceful. Maybe a little heavy at the start, but the plot never slows. It was very easy to read. Bradbury ...more
This book has so much going for it. This was my first experience with Bradbury and I'm almost afraid to read his other works. How can it possibly beat this? Very dark, whimsical, and successful at conjuring the best sort of nostalgia while also making you wary of it. It has clean-cut themes but the delivery isn't at all forceful. Maybe a little heavy at the start, but the plot never slows. It was very easy to read. Bradbury ...more
Generally, I tend to avoid classic books (I may have mentioned this before) due to slogging through long descriptions, trying to find bits of plot and action (Frankenstein anyone? :P). However, I have always found carnivals, circuses, and fairs interesting and do have a taste for the macabre as well so I thought I would give this book a shot (also the synopsis sounded interesting). Overall, I would have to rate this book 3.5 out of 5. The plot was good and the first half of the novel flowed quit
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3.5 stars
This was an appropriately creepy tale. The story of two adolescent boys and their relationships was not overly relatable for me, but the larger story of the carnival and how it tempted and why it was terrifying was what I was looking for in an early autumn read.
Oct 17, 2012
Meghan
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mr. x
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Elizabeth Stultz
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Foxy Grandma
marked it as wtr
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