

Geek Love
Author: Katherine Dunn
Narrator: Christina Moore
Unabridged: 15 hr 28 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/26/2007
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Katherine Dunn
Narrator: Christina Moore
Unabridged: 15 hr 28 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/26/2007
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Once in a while I read a book that when I finish it I just dont know what to say. Thats not neccessarily a bad thing usually its actually a good thing and I think thats the case for this book. Geek Love was so disturbing and amazing that I just dont even really know what to say about it. Centered around the Binewski family who own a travelling carnival, Geek Love is about their lives told from the point of view of the youngest daughter Olympia, the albino dwarf. There are 4 or 5 depending on how you look at it kids in the Binewski family Arturo or Aqua Man, Elly and Iphy the siamese twins, Olympia the dwarf, and Chick/Fortunato the most normal of the Binewski kids. Olympia tells the story of the Binewskis with an honest though navie point of view at times. The parts of the book that are about Olys adult life in the normal world where she is much less innocent are especially heartbreaking. The book is very intriguing if sometimes disturbing but it is also very sad and touching. Its not neccessarily a book for everyone and it doesnt really fit into any specific genre but if you enjoy reading books that make you really think and feel different emotions, it definitely meets those requirements.