I remember my friends sister was reading it. She was describing it to us - it's a fictional novel - It was about a circus family and the husband and wife would display her aborted fetuses and deformed children. Sounded kind of cruel, but she said it was actually kind of a love story. Any ideas? I've searched under the names I listed in my question, but haven't had any luck. Thanks.
2006-12-15 05:13:56 · 4 answers · asked by Bean2004 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's Geek Love, sweetie. Great, great book.
2006-12-15 05:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Terrigrrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its Geek love. Great but twisted!!
Geek Love is a novel by Katherine Dunn and first published in 1989. It's the story of a traveling circus run by Aloysius "Al" Binewski and his wife, "Crystal" Lil. When Al's circus begins to fail, the couple devise an idea to breed their own freak show, using various drugs and radioactive material to alter the genes of their children. Who emerges are Arturo ("Arty"), a boy with flippers for hands and feet; Electra ("Elly") and Iphigenia ("Iphy") the Siamese Twins; Olympia ("Oly") the hunchback albino dwarf; and Fortunato ("Chick"), the normal looking telekinetic baby of the family -- as well as a number of still-borns kept preserved in jars in a special wing of the freak show. The story is told by Oly in the form of a novel written for her daughter Miranda.
2006-12-15 06:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geek Love and it is a great book. It is by Katherine Dunn. Here is a link to a readers guide
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/geek_love1.asp
Once you start you will not be able to put this book down.
2006-12-15 05:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by digitsis 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like as simple as snow
2006-12-15 05:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋