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The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus
Author: Jennifer Egan
The high ideals and inevitable compromises of the 1960s form the background to this acclaimed novel. Phoebe O'Connor, eighteen years old in the summer of 1978, is too young to know the 1960s, but old enough to feel the anxiety of their influence. She is obsessed by the memory of her charismatic older sister, Faith, a flower child who died in Ita...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312140908
ISBN-10: 0312140908
Publication Date: 1/15/1996
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Mom2EmNAbby avatar reviewed The Invisible Circus on + 49 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This was one of my first requests as a newcomer to PBS, I awaited this book anxiously & in the days before I recieved it, I looked up reviews on it wherever I could find them. Once I recieved it, I already had 15 books in my TBR pile but I went straight to this one & read it within 2 days. With all the anticipation I had gotten up for this book, I was rather disappointed...I just expected more. I am not sure however if the book disappointed me or if I built it up to let myself get disappointed. It took awhile to get into the book & then once I got real into it, it just kind of dropped me. I didnt like the ending & I esp didnt like the ending between the main character & the sisters boyfriend Wolf. It wasnt a bad book, just not what I had expected it to be. With such a great title, I just was left wanting more.
KrisC avatar reviewed The Invisible Circus on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great read! Suspenseful and emotional. Phoebe struggles with the death of her father and then a few years later her sister. Her sister was always daddy's girl and Phoebe's insecurities take her on a trip to find not only the resolution to death's mystery but herself as well.
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Helpful Score: 1
A gorgeous, deeply realized novel that I have read twice and have recommended countless times. Dazzlingly authentic.
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reviewed The Invisible Circus on + 224 more book reviews
I thought this was just okay, a little odd. I probably would not recommend it.
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Wonderful book - holds you until the end.
Yoni avatar reviewed The Invisible Circus on + 327 more book reviews
I really liked this book. Engrossing and sad...highly recommend.


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