350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606860960
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 May 2007
Description
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers w...
Community Reviews Summary of 44,035 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
sad 31%
tense 29%
dark 25%
reflective 22%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
challenging 11%
funny 10%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 30% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal deathModerate
Violence, Death of parent, MurderMinor
Car accident
350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606860960
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 May 2007
Description
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers w...
Community Reviews Summary of 44,035 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
sad 31%
tense 29%
dark 25%
reflective 22%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
challenging 11%
funny 10%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 30% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal deathModerate
Violence, Death of parent, MurderMinor
Car accident