This was a pretty good read for me. All about life in a train-based circus in the 1930’s, the writer skillfully tells a story that is well-balanced and full of funny situations.
Obviously there was a lot of research that went into this work, but the result is a very easy reading book, and although the story was a little predictable and the dialogue at times a bit unnatural, it was worth it to get to the end and see how things turn out.
Reading about circuses in the 1930’s never struck me as something I’d be interested in before, but this was clearly a rich vein of material to draw from. There was quite a bit of nostalgia/Americana included, but in this book it didn’t rub me the wrong way like it does in other books.
Apparently there is also a movie, so I’ll have to rent it and watch it sometime soon.
Next I am reading The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
