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sethdmichaels.bsky.social · @sethdmichaels.bsky.social@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Geek Love 8/10

Not quite like anything else I've read. It's a sad, sweet, deeply weird story about a family of carnival freaks. The world is not quite real, not quite "magic realism," definitely a few degrees off from ours, just enough to make it uncanny. My favorite thing about the book is the richness of the big and sprawly and strange, but most mostly self-contained, world of the carnival, with vivid scenes and striking characters. The plotting can be a little confusing and doesn't quite come together as well as it could, but it's so heartfelt and convincing that you just let Dunn take you along wherever she's going.<br/><br/>Trigger warning if you're weird about disfigurement/amputation, because it comes up a lot. <br/><br/>Had this book awaiting me on my Kindle but decided to read it right away when the author died earlier this month, and several very cool people on twitter independently tweeted at once about how much they loved her work. I am very glad I read it, it's terrific.

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Published 2026-08-18 17:05 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere