Saturday, November 24, 2007

Whoa there..

Whoa. All of a sudden my outside reading book has taken a turn for the raunchy. There are scenes of the protagonist drinking away his problems, then engaging and witnessing some very unorthodox activity.

Racy behavior aside, I am still really enjoying this book with its vivid descriptions of characters, actions, settings, and emotions. Even though it isn't super suspenseful, or contains lots of action, I would classify this book as a page turner, because each time I pick it up, I end up reading way later than my body would prefer. I think I'm lacking sleep.

I am looking forward to learning more about the other circus character's backgrounds. Does your childhood and family life have to determine your future? For Jacob it certainly different, attending an Ivy League school and all, but the other workers and performers don't strike the reader as educated. What was their childhood like. Are they really educated, and just decide not to show it?

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