Geek Love: A Novel

National Book Award Finalist - Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities--with the help of amphetamines, arsenic, and radioisotopes.

Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Gen...show more

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368 pages

Average rating: 5.83

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Bermejo
Aug 17, 2023
título: AMOR DE MONSTRUO Muchos ven en Olympia Binewski un monstruo: es enana, albina, jorobada. Sin embargo, nada hay menos monstruoso que amar. Y Olympia ama a Al y Lil, porque diseñaron cada una de sus malformaciones. Ama a Chick, su hermano pequeño, por su bondad infinita y su ingenuidad sin mácula. Ama a Elly y a Iphy, las siamesas, las más bellas y virtuosas pianistas. Ama a Arturo, el chico que nació con aletas allí donde debiera tener e...read more
E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
I've never read anything quite like this. Part circus book, part cult book, but reminds me a little of The World According to Garp (which was oddly one of my teen years favorites). The characters are very original as well, and unlikable or not- I loved some of them. The language is good. It made me deeply uncomfortable to read it. Clearly a cult classic for a reason.
_orbitingemily
Jan 29, 2023
2/10 stars
DNF - did not care about characters and there was no plot
SindySin666
Nov 10, 2022
7/10 stars
I was a bit disappointed. The imagery was vibrant and well written , but I felt like it was being edgy just to be edgy .

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