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Katherine Dunn
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Geek Love: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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368 |
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2002-06-11 |
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0375713344 |
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Vintage |
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0.59 pounds |
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5.18 x 8.02 x 0.81 inches |
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Reprint |
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A wild, often horrifying, novel about freaks, geeks and other aberrancies of the human condition who travel together (a whole family of them) as a circus. It's a solipsistic funhouse world that makes "normal" people seem bland and pitiful. Arturo the Aqua-Boy, who has flippers and an enormous need to be loved. A museum of sacred monsters that didn't make it. An endearing "little beetle" of a heroine. Sort of like Tod Browning's Freaks crossed with David Lynch and John Irving and perhaps George Eliot -- the latter for the power of the emotions evoked. |
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Melissa (USA: PA) (2009/07/10):
I rather enjoyed this book! It was unlike any story I've ever read before. The emotions and actions of the members of this family are unique and so interesting. Kept me interested up until the very end. My only complaint: I'm still unsure of exactly what happened at the very end to undo this family. If anyone has any insight into Chick's actions and what happened, please let me know! But a great read.
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