Reviews

Lives of the Circus Animals by Christopher Bram

raehillzreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

qofdnz's review against another edition

4.0

This was cleverly written and a lot of fun.

senorrandom's review against another edition

4.0

Reads like a PT Anderson movie, which is pretty great.

athenalindia's review

4.0

Starting this book was very confusing to me, and it took me a while to figure out why. One of the main characters, a playwright, is famous for having written a celebrated stage adaptation of a short story, Venus in Furs. Of course, Venus in Fur has been the hot play of the last few years, written by David Ives. In fact, I think one of my sisters was the stage manager for the Canadian premiere of the show. (I couldn't be thinking of another play, but I think I have the right one.)

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