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Scene changes always presented the greatest challenge to the masque designer in the seventeenth century as they were virtually impossible to achieve without the audience noticing. One Italian producer solved this by having stooges at the back of the audience shout 'Help! Fire! Murder!' or snap a piece of wood to simulate the crackling of a gallery support. While the audience turned around to investigate he would change scenery. It was a great...

#WeirdLove in this bizarre story of a carnival family where parents deliberately cause their children's birth defects in order to attract audiences. Themes question perceptions of normalcy & family love. Aqua Boy, Arty, attracts such a cult following that his fans have their own limbs amputated to emulate him. How far will followers go & what will they give up even to their own detriment? #FeelintheLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs

Well, this one is interesting so far…
Finally starting Geek Love. It‘s one of the first books I added to my Good Reads account, I‘ve had it for ages and it‘s my January & July #doublespin Time to move it off my TBR!

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@TheAromaofBooks

#wickedwhispers #spookoween @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @thespineview

I didn't enjoy this book, but I remember several #gruesome scenes. Lots of body horror. A lobotomy scene. Unsettling stuff.

The only downside of this was the number of times I had to explain it‘s not about a nerdy guy falling in love. But seriously: a really great, albeit absurd, read!

Loved this!

Woolf chronicles a part of history that has been overlooked but is integral to entertainment today: the birth of the freak show, the circus, and especially the people who made them possible. At times it reads like a PT Barnum biography, but its main focus is the ‘freaks‘ who commanded the attention of a society prone to look away.

Too long have they been in the dark; I‘m glad Woolf placed them in the spotlight again.

Have you ever hated a book so much that you're angry at the friend who told you to read it? That's me with this one. All of the characters were extremely unlikable (except Chick) and the plot just got more and more outrageously horrible.

Child abuse ✔️
Murder ✔️
Toxic relationships ✔️
Medical experimentation ✔️
Hate crimes ✔️
Cult behavior ✔️
Animal abuse ✔️
Getting pregnant by magically stealing your brother's sperm ✔️

This won awards. 😳🤢

Going to listen to this *very old* audiobook from my library. Every time I look at it, I think it‘s the wrong time. Now I need a #weird book for #booked2023 and this one has a lot of Litsy review about how odd it is. Perfect! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Plus I‘m really trying to read stuff that I‘ve owned for a LONG time, instead of just getting distracted by the new and shiny things!