Janine H. (4beanie) reviewed Unexpected Entertainment on 7/11/2009 + 14 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

The author does a good job moving from chapters between the life of a now 90 some year old man, Jacob Jankowski, and his life as a young man working for the Circus. The chapters of Jacob as an old man are humorous as he gets his dander up with other nursing home residents. The chapters of his experiences of love and life in the circus, bring on humor and pain side by side. Just when your heart is breaking, regarding the treatment of circus staff and animals and you don't think you can bear to read on, the book quickly moves to something amusing and endearing. I loved the fact that the author did allot of research into the circus life during that period. It was a culture and a lifestyle I had no idea existed, and I found it compelling.

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