I definitely liked this book. A quick read, a little sad, but sad like real life is sad. And yet it still manages to have a happy, conclusive ending, which also does sometimes happen in real life. So true to life, then.
A completely vivid depiction of several places, each a world unto themselves: the era of the Great Depression itself, a present-day nursing home, and a travelling circus. The world of the circus just draws you in, as does the voice of the narrator, at once longing and averse to his own longing. A seriously pretty little story, with enough jabs of tragedy to still make you feel slightly unsettled even as you enjoy it. But in case you haven't noticed, everything beautiful is also unsettling, in some way, to some one.
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