I love books that involve circuses and carnivals as backdrop and protagonist.
I'm currently reading "
The Night Circus," (to mixed enjoyment).
Here are some other titles that are currently available from
Amazon.
Please feel free to add titles to this thread, whether fiction or non-fiction. The more the merrier.
Ebooks ONLY.
1) "
By the Light of the Carnival" - (Free right now.)
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Carnival...N%3DB0061GHSWK
2) "
Attic Clowns: Volume One" - (No longer free.) Short story collection. Horror, I believe. Of marginal relationship to the title of this thread.
http://www.amazon.com/Attic-Clowns-V...0521795&sr=1-2
3) "
Attic Clowns: Volume Two" - See #2 above. (Free right now.)
http://www.amazon.com/Attic-Clowns-V...0521795&sr=1-1
4) "
Clowns at Midnight" - (No longer free.) Not yet read. A novel about the fear of clowns.
http://www.amazon.com/Clowns-At-Midn...0522068&sr=1-1
5) "
Dark Carnival Murders" - (Free right now.) Not yet read.
http://www.amazon.com/Carnival-Murde...0522145&sr=1-1
6) "
The Guild of Fallen Clowns" - (Not free.) This was freebie from Amazon. Not yet read. (Still free at this moment.) Looks like a wonderful horror novel concerning the haunted labyrinth of mirrors.
http://www.amazon.com/Carnival-Murde...0522145&sr=1-1
7) "
Carny: A Novel in Stories" - I downloaded a sample of this, but I haven't checked it out yet. (Not free.) Sounds wonderful. I look forward to buying this and reading it.
http://www.amazon.com/Carny-Novel-St...0522268&sr=1-1
8) "
Cirkus" - This was a freebie from Amazon. Not yet read. (No longer free.) Looks great.
http://www.amazon.com/Cirkus-ebook/d...0522328&sr=1-1
9) "
Sideshow" - I've downloaded a sample, but I haven't checked it out yet. (Not free.) Here's what one reviewer wrote: "Despite Ollie's rowdy, somewhat overheated prose, he manages to score some satisfying moments as the odd carnival hurtles to a wonderfully weird conclusion as nostalgic as an old EC comic." Sounds great to me!
http://www.amazon.com/Sideshow-ebook...0522367&sr=1-1
10) "
Geek Love" - (Not free.) This is a classic. I own a hardcover First Edition. A great literary novel.
http://www.amazon.com/Geek-Love-A-No...0522453&sr=1-2
11) "Water for Elephants" - Not yet purchased. (Not free.) This novel achieved a great degree of critical success. Some reviewers who did not like "The Night Circus" cited "Water for Elephants" as the one to read.
http://www.amazon.com/Water-for-Elep...0522506&sr=1-1
This is by no means exhaustive, so if you come across a title don't hesitate to add your post.
Ebooks ONLY.
Don