The Pilo Family Circus (Paperback) by Will Elliott, Katherine Dunn

from ZenMoon

I read this a few years back when it won the ABC inaugural fiction award. It's truly original and if you ever found clowns just that bit too weird to pass as humorous, this book will reinforce that impression forever. The book itself is oozing with humour; I found it extremely funny, and it had s...

from harpua

This is an odd little book. Who doesn't find clowns just a tad bit creepy. This book draws you in from the beginning with it's scenes of psycho, killer clowns. Once part two kicks in we're whisked away to the Pilo Family Circus, a deranged place where our protagonist begins to fit right in. This ...

from jhnhoc

very disturbing, the only book I have read that has given me nightmares, but i had to finish it.

from Wickedjr89

I'm not really sure what to say about this book, other than I loved it! It's horrorific at times, funny at others and tugged at my heart at other times still. It's fast-paced, or maybe that's me as I read it in 3 days because Spookathon. Still I was entertained and wanting to know what was going ...

from GingerbreadMan

Living with a bunch of drug addict slobs in a run-down house, working as a door man and not even daring to speak to the woman of his dreams - Jamie's life just isn't good. But things are about to get so much worse. When accidently stumbling upon Circus Pilo's clown division on one of their "outsi...