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A series of interconnected short stories, this collection is more about a small town in Indiana than a circus. Yes, at one point in the town's history, the circus did winter there, but that hook is never given the space and room it deserves. Honestly, the premise could have been anything. There’s nothing that makes the circus a necessity, which is a problem when that’s the supposedly unifying element of a short story collection.
As for the stories themselves, they’re not bad. But they aren’t grea ...more
As for the stories themselves, they’re not bad. But they aren’t grea ...more
This was a book club read. Will be interested to hear how my other book club buddies liked it. Written during quite depressing times. Some unfortunate stories occurred to many people. Book is written in story form, many stories (vingettes sp) to tell about different circus people and the history after the circus closed.
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET VERY FAR INTO THIS. I'VE TRIED, BUT I GIVE UP.
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