Helpful Score: 1
I would have to say that this book was just okay. It was good enough to keep me reading until the end but not good enough to make me dwell on it or want to read it again.
It's about a 17 year old boy named Abel that grew up in what was referred to as a Freakshow. His mother had no arms, his dad had no legs but Abel was considered "normal". Because of this he felt like he didn't fit in there and set off on his own to make his fortune. He is followed by the puppy boy and from there their adventure starts.
Some of the things that I liked is that it showed that just because someone might look different than you it does not make them different on the inside. It was shown very well how everyone has feelings and a heart. It also did a very good job of showing Abel becoming a man.
Some of the things I did not like was the suggestive sexual themes that I felt was not necessary at all. They weren't horribly bad but more than I personally felt was necessary. Also, Abel tended to get on my nerves with the way he treated puppy boy (sorry I can't remember his name) and his sister. Then the way he never really believed the little girl who could tell the future. No matter how many times she proved she knew what she was talking about, Abel always seemed to doubt her.
All in all it wasn't a bad read. It had some lessons to be learned.
It's about a 17 year old boy named Abel that grew up in what was referred to as a Freakshow. His mother had no arms, his dad had no legs but Abel was considered "normal". Because of this he felt like he didn't fit in there and set off on his own to make his fortune. He is followed by the puppy boy and from there their adventure starts.
Some of the things that I liked is that it showed that just because someone might look different than you it does not make them different on the inside. It was shown very well how everyone has feelings and a heart. It also did a very good job of showing Abel becoming a man.
Some of the things I did not like was the suggestive sexual themes that I felt was not necessary at all. They weren't horribly bad but more than I personally felt was necessary. Also, Abel tended to get on my nerves with the way he treated puppy boy (sorry I can't remember his name) and his sister. Then the way he never really believed the little girl who could tell the future. No matter how many times she proved she knew what she was talking about, Abel always seemed to doubt her.
All in all it wasn't a bad read. It had some lessons to be learned.
I really liked this book. It was an above average novel about love, adventure, mystery, and the circus. I liked the historical aspect of it and it's definitely one of my favorite books by Annette Curtis Klause. I favor it over The Silver Kiss, which I also put on pbs, and to be honest I'm a little sad I gave them up...
