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I don't like circuses. When I was a kid they were one of those annual small-town events for which everyone was excited and I was pretty much bored. I didn't like clowns, the animal acts bored me, and most tent circuses that visit small towns didn't have the aerial events that were the only thing interesting to me.
But then I spotted a guy in denim and plaid reach through the bars of a lion cage to scratch the beast under the chin like a kitten. From then on I stopped complaining about going to th ...more
But then I spotted a guy in denim and plaid reach through the bars of a lion cage to scratch the beast under the chin like a kitten. From then on I stopped complaining about going to th ...more
A good book, but sometimes hard to read for its depictions of cruelty to animals, however I realize this was life for the circus people during the Great Depression. I learned much about the circus and its strange and diverse characters.
I just finished reading this one last night. The story is well crafted and vivid. I plowed through it in just a few days.
I love books that make me think and make me cry. This book did both. I give it five big golden stars
very interesting and thought provoking. Fun and heartening.
awesome -- a fun, wild ride of a book! Truly a rarity. Enjoy.
I liked the idea of this book, but it was a bit rough for me. I do think I am a "liberal" reader, but I did not enjoy it. I quit at page 139 and by that time there was a stripper, masturbation, and prostitution. Too much for me. And I had such high hopes.
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