Katherine Dunn
Paperback | Pages: 348 pages Rating: 3.97 | 55124 Users | 5683 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Geek Love |
| ISBN: | 0375713344 (ISBN13: 9780375713347) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Olympia "Oly" Binewski, Arturo "Arty" Binewski, Al Binewski |
| Setting: | Oregon(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1989) |
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Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out—with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes—to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious—and dangerous—asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.Point Appertaining To Books Geek Love
| Title | : | Geek Love |
| Author | : | Katherine Dunn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 348 pages |
| Published | : | June 11th 2002 by Random House Vintage (first published March 1989) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Horror. Fantasy. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 55124 Users | 5683 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books Geek Love
SpoilersA fucked up, incestuous, surreal carnival story filled with horrible characters who have little to no redeeming qualities. I spent most of my time cringing and shuddering in revulsion whilst reading Geek Love, but in a can't-look-away-car-crash-what's-going-to-happen-next-these-characters-make-me-sick-but-every-disturbing-thing-they-do-is-oh-so-engrossing kind of way. It was utterly absorbing in its WTFery and uniqueness. Hmm, not really sure where to start with the story so I'll justWarning: this review contains spoilers. Read or dont read it accordingly. I had a schizophrenic reaction to this book. On the one hand, it had a more profound impact on me than bookseven some truly great onesusually do. On the other hand, I thought it was sloppily edited, and Dunns prose ran the spectrum from sublime to clunky and ridiculous. The good: Geek Love has a handful of the most memorable characters youll ever find. Arturo the Aqua Boy is deftly handled, a megalomaniacal little turd
This book tugged at every emotion I have. Laughter and tears were in the lead during most of the book, but in the end frustration won. I was so frustrated with how amazing this book could have been. It was on the verge of greatness and fell short. While frustration did win in the long run, I must admit immediately after reading the last page, I curled up in a ball and sobbed, wondering how I could go on in life after what happened to these people that don't exist. It took me a couple of days to
This is a horrifying look between the tent flaps of a traveling carnival known as Binewski's Fabulon. Al and Crystal Lil Binewski have a grotesque way of growing your own. Freaks, that is. A horrific premise and disturbing ideas make for a very different read. Be forewarned, this one is way dark.
DNF @ 60 pages. Some books just aren't for me. This is one of them.No rating, no regrets, but no more time spent on this one either.
This book is complex, creative, and mind-boggling. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of the book is trying to grapple with what it's trying to describe into something you can visualize. It's not that Katherine Dunn doesn't do a fine job describing her material...it's just that the imagery is so complex and vivid that it takes a lot out of the brain to envision for oneself.This book is about the outsider making the insider feel bad because the insider doesn't fit with the outsiders. This book is
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