A review by halcyon_nights
The Circus of Dr Lao by Charles G. Finney

dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Why is this still in print? I'd debate the 'fantasy masterwork' label but it supposedly inspired a lot of works and authors. Should it be considered a masterwork when it's trite? I tried to be generous in my thoughts as I was reading this by keeping in mind the limited scope of fantasy in the 30s that would make a book like this so wondrous, but I think the book even fails to stand as a coherent story from its story structure to its characters. 

I was willing to ignore the outdates/racist language because of the time it was written in but it was not just in the language.
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