“Circus can't just be beautiful. It has to be weird. It has to be frightening.”
#LilithJuly | 29: #GetURFreakOn
📷: Made with Typorama
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Coney Island in its heyday was definitely the place to #GetURFreakOn with its Luna Park amusements, side show attractions & “freak shows.” The tagged book is non-fiction about a Philippines aboriginal tribe that was displayed there in the early 1900s. An interesting & sobering read about their exploitation The bottom 3 are novels set there. I‘ve read Church of Marvels & the other 2 are loaded on my Kindle to get to one of these days.
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A Google search brought up the Freaks short story in the Rizzoli and Isles Series. By the article on her website it looks like Tess regretted ever writing this. Plenty of criticism by the sound of it, despite it being free!
http://www.tessgerritsen.com/my-kindle-free-short-story-experiment/
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Loved this family story, that has a touch of magic and a whole lot of melancholy. Mysterious old books, a crumbling home, complicated families, carnival folk, the ocean.... what‘s not to like!?
This story was written so beautifully. And I was drawn as equally to Simon the librarian's present day tale as he searches to uncover his family secrets, as I was to his ancestor's story of 1700's carnival life. Really lovely. 💕
I own a few of these books - very popular in the ‘00 decade, these books showcase odd and bizarre places in each state. I‘m tagging PA, since that‘s my state. Haunted locations, abandoned sites, bizarre buildings, and folklore all play a part. It‘s a fun way to learn a little bit more about a place. #GetUrFreakOn #LilithJuly
I am loathe to call any human being a “freak”, but that was how Joseph (“John”) Merrick was “marketed” for Victorian audiences. As well as this book, his story was told in a sympathetic portrayal by the excellent actor John Hurt.
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A scientist creates a hideous ‘human-like‘ creature in an unconventional scientific experiment, thus creating a ‘monster‘.
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As soon as I saw the #geturfreakon prompt I thought of my favourite actress - here are 5 of Helena Bonham Carter's films in which she is crazy! #lilithjuly @Cinfhen @KarenUK
