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Circus Books
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The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 664 times as circus)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,102,569 ratings — published 2011
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 651 times as circus)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,704,202 ratings — published 2006
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 169 times as circus)
avg rating 3.97 — 887,577 ratings — published 2016
Geek Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as circus)
avg rating 3.95 — 73,178 ratings — published 1989
The Book of Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as circus)
avg rating 3.61 — 38,950 ratings — published 2015
Kiss an Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as circus)
avg rating 4.16 — 70,010 ratings — published 1996
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as circus)
avg rating 3.89 — 154,489 ratings — published 1962
Circus of Wonders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as circus)
avg rating 3.62 — 10,195 ratings — published 2021
Nights at the Circus (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as circus)
avg rating 3.88 — 14,753 ratings — published 1984
The Orphan's Tale (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as circus)
avg rating 4.05 — 94,363 ratings — published 2017
Circus Mirandus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as circus)
avg rating 4.08 — 10,877 ratings — published 2015
Legendary (Caraval, #2)
by (shelved 59 times as circus)
avg rating 4.10 — 463,323 ratings — published 2018
The Life She Was Given (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as circus)
avg rating 4.10 — 53,867 ratings — published 2017
Pantomime (Micah Grey, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as circus)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,443 ratings — published 2013
The Failed Audition (Circus Is Family #1)
by (shelved 54 times as circus)
avg rating 4.21 — 10,835 ratings — published 2014
Girl on a Wire (Cirque American, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as circus)
avg rating 3.65 — 5,644 ratings — published 2014
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as circus)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,235 ratings — published 2011
The Circus Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as circus)
avg rating 4.02 — 24,777 ratings — published 2022
Finale (Caraval, #3)
by (shelved 49 times as circus)
avg rating 4.13 — 384,406 ratings — published 2019
The Circus In Winter: A Debut Literary Novel of Family, Love, and Small-Town Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as circus)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,608 ratings — published 2004
The Ladies of the Secret Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as circus)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,829 ratings — published 2021
Menagerie (Menagerie, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as circus)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,277 ratings — published 2015
Extraordinary Jane (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as circus)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,243 ratings — published 2014
The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as circus)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,827 ratings — published 2000
Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as circus)
avg rating 3.64 — 9,896 ratings — published 2020
Hearts of Fire (Hearts, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as circus)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,195 ratings — published 2015
Daughter of the Burning City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as circus)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,156 ratings — published 2017
The Gracekeepers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as circus)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,463 ratings — published 2015
The Immortal Circus: Act One (Cirque des Immortels, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as circus)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,092 ratings — published 2012
The First Bright Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as circus)
avg rating 3.57 — 3,519 ratings — published 2023
Church of Marvels (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as circus)
avg rating 3.78 — 10,533 ratings — published 2015
Wonder Show (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as circus)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,823 ratings — published 2012
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as circus)
avg rating 4.27 — 210,887 ratings — published 2012
The Final Confession of Mabel Stark (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as circus)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,984 ratings — published 2001
The Weight of Feathers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as circus)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,531 ratings — published 2015
The Circus Ship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as circus)
avg rating 4.48 — 3,546 ratings — published 2009
The Museum of Extraordinary Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as circus)
avg rating 3.77 — 57,083 ratings — published 2014
Queen of the Air: A True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as circus)
avg rating 3.69 — 957 ratings — published 2013
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as circus)
avg rating 3.72 — 10,915 ratings — published 2011
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as circus)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,831 ratings — published 2024
The Contortionist (Harrow Faire, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as circus)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,960 ratings — published 2020
Harley in the Sky (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as circus)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,678 ratings — published 2020
A Son of the Circus (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as circus)
avg rating 3.67 — 21,362 ratings — published 1994
Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as circus)
avg rating 4.08 — 64,040 ratings — published 2000
The Farmer and the Clown (The Farmer Books)
by (shelved 25 times as circus)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,996 ratings — published 2015
That Time I Joined the Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as circus)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,028 ratings — published 2013
If I Ran the Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as circus)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,967 ratings — published 1956
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as circus)
avg rating 4.22 — 12,657 ratings — published 1997
The Boundless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as circus)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,676 ratings — published 2014
The Pilo Family Circus (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as circus)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,877 ratings — published 2006
“I am being quite reasonable, Mister Cotton, I assure you,’ Charlie said, unable to keep himself from grinning. ‘Mary is accustomed to us. She is more than an elephant, she is a pet, a friend, and a companion. I wouldn’t trust an elephant I don’t know to Barnum and Bailey, let alone a pet, friend, and companion. I’m fully aware of your employers’ liberal use of bull hooks in training. The conditions in which those elephants are crammed together, night after night. Out of love for Mary, I say unreservedly no. I am also aware of the business practices of your employers and know full well the extent of their philanthropic nature. You wouldn’t have turned up here, all false charm and sleazy grin, waving an envelope of cash around, if you didn’t already know Mary was worth a hundred times the value. So, don’t threaten my elephants, firstly, Mister Cotton. And secondly, dare not to insult my intelligence, in my own office. For God’s sake, man.”
― Mighty Mary
― Mighty Mary
“Gracie leaned out the back, craning her neck as far as she could around the side, trying to catch the wind in her nose and flapping lips. She loved driving, and this car was much faster than the truck which hauled her cage. It was very green here, and the sun flashed and flickered behind the tall trees. There were a million smells along this road, both old and just born. She closed her eyes and huffed, pretending she was flying.”
― The Bear in a Muddy Tutu
― The Bear in a Muddy Tutu
