Orphans of the Carnival | 
The only #carnival book in my goodreads, but . . .
As I think about it 🤔 I recall an excellent carnival-themed book GEEK LOVE! Which is a super good read and I recommend it. #Scarathlon #PhotoChallenge
I am considering moving away from IG and posting my pie pics here instead. #CaresPieShow is MY hashtag. #CranberryPearPie #BakedToday
Started this Audio book today not realizing it‘s about Julia Pastrana, which is very fitting as I just finished a scientific book about early artistic life in vienna with an extra chapter on her life. Fate was extra tough on her and I was shocked to read that it took until 2013 for her to have a proper funeral - as when she died 150 years ago her husband had her stuffed to exhibit her. I‘m curious to see where the story in this book is heading!
Urgh, Audio book prizes are rediculous. Looks like I will have to invest into Audible. Now that I am working more hours (and am planning on working fulltime next year) I have so much time in my car that feels wasted. I will miss my train reading so much, but there is no way of taking a public transport to work so audiobooks will help me to use my time a bit better....
#LiteraryLuck Day 11: Rainbow stack
I haven't read all of these. I read Orphans of the Carnival, Small Bones, the Terranauts, Glass, and part of Honeydew, which is a short story collection.
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#TBRtemptation post 1! The strange and thrilling world of Victorian carnivals is explored in this story about Julia Pastrana, the signing and dancing marvel of Mexico. On tours across 19th-Century Europe, she'll be the toast of balls and shunned as an unnatural beast. She has a link to Rose, a collector of lost treasures in modern-day London. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
pickVery strange and wonderfully sad story! Recommend when you are in the mood for something different.
so-soI didn't enjoy this book as much as I had hoped. It was repetitive for the most part. The last 50 pages or so seemed forced to tie up the story. Although I plowed through it to the end, and really didn't enjoy it, this book will stay with me for a while.
Just started this. So far so good.
panI was really disappointed in this book. The blurb sounded like an amazing story of Julia Pastrana but the book fell short. Every time I thought we were moving past "OMG her face is so horrible," it went right back to it. The more modern parts seemed forced and unnecessary, like an after-thought to the book just to lengthen the story. 1/5
*Review based on an ARC/uncorrected proof.
The Harry Potter life includes unique bookmarks sometimes 😂 (Don't worry - it's clean. I just forgot to snag a bookmark before I went to a pool party yesterday and found this buried in my bag.)
I thought this would be vastly different to how it is... I'm not entirely sure I'm enjoying it. The present day section seems very obvious or else totally unnecessary :/
panJulia Pastrana was an intelligent and talented person, considered to be a freak because of her appearance, and exploited by circus managers and eventually her husband. Orphans of the Carnival is a fictional account of her life. The writing was not good, and the story just didn't accomplish what it could have. I found the Wikipedia article on her to be far more interesting and informative. ⭐️⭐️
Moving outside to read, hoping that the change of scenery will improve the book 😬.
Friday night reading... #lovethiscover
pick59 ~ Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch (Kindle edition📱) ~ Started: 05.06.17 ~ Finished: 11.06.17
Rating: 4/5📚
I enjoyed 'Orphans of the Carnival', I thought Julia was a intelligent & strong character, I also felt sympathy towards Julia, due to her husband and his selfish ways.
A interesting story.
Highly recommended.
I bailed on Orphans of the Carnival a while ago, and I thought I would try to finish it now, but Hazel has other ideas.
Recent purchase ~ Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch (Kindle edition📱). 'Orphans of the Carnival' looks so good, I have also added 'Jamrach's Menagerie' by Carol Birch to my wishlist.📚
so-soIt felt like this was more a story of I-cannot-stress-enough for most of the book in regard to Julia. Being reminded constantly of her appearance took away from the story. Rose's storyline was unnecessary to me and also detracted from the story. It had great potential, but the execution of this story was all wrong.
I was surprised to find that the characters and main plot points were all real (sans Rose).
Julia stood apart from the other carnival acts. She was fluent in English, French, and Spanish, an accomplished musician with an exquisite singing voice, and equally at easy riding horseback and turning pirouettes–but all anyone noticed was her utterly unusual face.
#BookHaul today! I want to start all of them right now! 😩
Another book i got on todays book run!! This one looks very interesting. If anyone has read this, what are your thoughts?
pickThoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Carol Birch for Marginalia. So lovely.
My #carols entry! This is the new novel by Carol Birch. I loved Jamrach's Menagerie, so I have high hopes for this 😊. It's on my #LitsyAtoZ titles list. #12daysofxmasphotos
Weekend TBR: So after years of entering book giveaways, I actually won a book. Thank you Doubleday! Meanwhile, Winnie is doing her gargoyle impression which makes me happy. Aloha Friday 🌺🌅 #RIFWinner #dogsoflitsy #FunFridayPhoto
Busy busy day came home to this wonderful assortment of books😍
What are you reading today? #BookSwap #Weekend #Amreading
Last night was publisher rep night for booksellers in the Minnesota metro! We have these events where publishers pitch upcoming books to us, so we're in the know, and we get in on some glorious ARC action. It's as much fun as it sounds. Here's what I took home, in order of most to least excited about from top to bottom. In a few days I'll feature some from local Minnesota publishers that I'm hyped about!
😍😍😍 This caught my eye at the bookshop the other day- so pretty!!! Looks very The Night Circus to me, at least that's what I'm hoping 😂
pickAt Tandem Coffee in Portland, ME today, waiting for a friend and reading. Ever since I read GEEK LOVE I cannot resist any novel about the freak shows...this is proving to scratch my itch.
