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A review by esotericorder
The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
4.0
Weird, bizarre, surreal... Do yourself a favour and read the circus of Dr Lao. The story is really simple, a circus visits a small town in Arizona, the things people will see there are beyond amazing, everyone has something to gain, something to learn, the old widow, the School teacher, the plumber... Some will be taught from the experience and some will leave non the wiser, same as the readers...
This book influenced Bradbury to write "something wicked this way comes" but where something wicked is charming and sweet this one isn't...
The book has only one chapter but manages to flow nicely and not get chaotic, in the end there is also an appendix of all the characters appearing in the story, next to each one there is a comment or even a full paragraph of Dr Lao's observations...
I can only imagine how people felt when they read this one back in 1935...
This book influenced Bradbury to write "something wicked this way comes" but where something wicked is charming and sweet this one isn't...
The book has only one chapter but manages to flow nicely and not get chaotic, in the end there is also an appendix of all the characters appearing in the story, next to each one there is a comment or even a full paragraph of Dr Lao's observations...
I can only imagine how people felt when they read this one back in 1935...