Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
This novel follows the lives of the Binewski family, a group of circus performers who have been genetically modified by their parents to ensure their uniqueness and ability to draw in crowds. The story's narrator, Olympia, is a hunchback albino dwarf, and her siblings include Arturo, a boy with flippers for hands and feet, Iphy and Elly, Siamese twins, and Chick, who possesses telekinetic powers. The novel explores themes of love, family, and the concept of normality, all set against the backdrop of the family's traveling carnival.
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- Published
- 1989
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 348
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 6 lists:
- 36th on The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time (Paste Magazine)
- 2657th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 25 Books to Read Before You Die (Powell's Books)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 (Flavor Wire)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)