American OZ: An Astonishing Year Inside Traveling Carnivals at State Fairs & Festivals: Hitchhiking California to New York, Alaska to Mexico | 
American Oz - the story of a journalist who decides to take on the itinerant life of a carnie worker. It‘s a beautiful but at times heartbreaking work based on the lives of the other workers the author meets along the way!
I figured I‘d join in on the fun but i definitely have some catching up to do!
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pickA really good tale of the life of a carnie. The author is a journalist who decided to spend a period of time living the life of a itinerant carnival worker, moving from show to show with the intention of seeing America and experiencing as much of the life as possible. A tale of both freedom and living the dream but also hard work, poor wages and long hours. Not my life, but I am kind of pleased that such a life still exists for the one percenters
This list of Qs is too interesting to pass up!
1. American Oz: An Astonishing Year Inside Traveling Carnivals. The full title is actually longer than this believe it or not!
2. Did anyone else look at their “read list” for this? Alan Heathcock‘s The Staying Freight, which is a short story from his collection Volt.
3. It‘s been a busy week…I‘ve loved the few moments of peace and quiet!
Thanks to @Eggs for the great Qs!#wondrouswednesday
pickThis memoir showed the complex nature of both carnivals and the people who work at them. Carnivals and fairs still have the ability to excite and enthrall me. Many of the carnies who work at them year after year were awed and romanced by them as children. Yet at the same time, the stories are tragic….owners are corrupt, conditions are tough, pay is terrible, issues like addiction and mental illness are rampant.
