The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan

The Circus Fire

Stewart O'Nan

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced

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"An extraordinary book. O'Nan is amazing in his handling of the abundance of facts, rumors and legends that have built up around this fire." --USA Today It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus per...

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informative 100%
sad 71%
dark 57%
challenging 14%
emotional 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

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3.76

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