Why did I love this book?
I know, I knowā¦this is a book youāre either going to love or hate, and itās probably on a lot of lists. I love this book because before it was as common to ābreak the rulesā and write frankly about taboo subjects, Katherine Dunn dove headfirst into an ocean of taboo and told a story thatās as exquisitely heart-wrenching as it is ghastly.
Despite her flaws (and I mean flaws in characterāI donāt consider her physical traits to be flawed at all), the protagonist, Oly, is driven by devotion to her family as much as anything.
6 authors picked Geek Love as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A National Book Award Finalist: This 'wonderfully descriptive' novel from an author with a 'tremendous imagination' tells the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias have bred their own exhibit of human oddities. (The New York Times Book Review)
The Binewskis arex a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes). Their offspring include 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, andā¦