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As mentioned on the cover, this book is an amalgamation oftwisted tales written in the form of poetry, I loved the rhyming of the words which is kind of rare these days,

Coming to the contents, I loved the content and the way each tale is woven, Each tale is about a different character a snakeman, siamese twins separated, crocodile man, dart women, and many more, Each of these characters was either abandoned by family or separated or refused to be accepted because of their unruly characters or behavior or features, One has to read this fascinating book of tales to know exactly what I'm talking about, Some might say a few of them were out of the world, but nevertheless, they were all magical,

A definite recommendation to people who love poetry and a bit of thrilling experience!
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Thank you to the author for sending me a review copy of the book, Im truly grateful. :

The first thing youll notice about this book is its stunning cover, The second thing youll notice and one that will leave you in awe is that it is a stunning, sturdy hardcover, And open the book and flip through the pages and youll see the third and the fourth things that will intrigue you to no end, These are stories written in couplets! And there are illustrations! Just one glance at the phenomenal artwork and such lovely twoliners, and youll simply be bowled over!

Circus Folk amp Village Freaks is written by Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal, a detail that you know from the title of this blog post but I want to say it again because of how amazing the writing style is.
It is pure storytelling via poetry and each one of thesestories has a lesson to teach you, When I realized this, my expectations simply skyrocketed and there was no controlling them, Reading it brought me the realization that yes, sometimes, judging a book by its cover is completely justified, And this somehow brought a sense of peace to that coverloving person within me,

Circus Folk amp Village Freaks is a collection ofabsurd short stories, each intertwined with a central thread that youll only realize a while into the third story.
Each story tells us about one person who is considered a village freak and how their life turned out, Some end up finding acceptance by working in the circus a place where social freaks are welcomed, and some end up living in a different lifestyle, each appropriate for what they want to do.


The biggest reason why I love this book is that every single story packs such a mighty punch that you did not see coming! From the first story, The Strange Case of Subramaniam, The Crocodile Man, in which a man who wrestled with a crocodile ends up show traits of one, to the very last story, The Circus Master, the story of the guy who runs the circus in question, every story has its own lessons in morality and a brand of amazing storytelling.


In their own ways, these stories have their foundations steeped in reality, while exposing the vile nature of invasive society, yet giving us a hopeful glimpse of what could be.
You can learn about so many emotions and traits: selfishness, love, companionship, obscurity, joy, debilitating sorrow, selflove and so much more, Some of these stories are uplifting, some grim, some heartbreaking, and some a combination of all three, And when all these come together and show you that the people of these stories are of one world, they paint the realistic picture of a world with different personalities, each living with their own angels and demons.


With acceptance being such a tug of war between different groups of people today, this book tells you in no uncertain terms about why acceptance is needed and what the world is bound to come to if its absent.
Acceptance is usually pulled back by beliefs and superstition, but break through those and its really easy to bring it into your life, Be it acceptance of people of different caste, religion, or sexuality, this book explores all of those while retaining that ache beneath that makes a story so wonderful to read despite the heartbreak.


Not to say that Circus Folk amp Village Freaks has only grimness permeating through its stories, Theres humor too one that is so unexpected, that you simply want to embrace it when you recover, And regardless of how much it warms or breaks your heart, every single one of these stories is amazingly poignant, And that, my friends, is how you do writing, Use that background thread to connect all of them while painting a vivid picture of the backgrounds of everyone who decided to join the Circus, for better or for worse.


The only thing that sort of pricked at my reading sense was that in a few places, the rhymes were a little off or forced.
But since I cannot exactly pinpoint where it actually did, I can safely say that they have little or no effect on how I see the book as a whole.


Lovely, lovely, lovely book oftwisted stories written in the form of rhyming couplets! Highly recommend these to anyone and everyone! The book is a collection of eighteen peculiar, odd, funny, curious and offbeat tales written in the form of poem.
These tales are set on the themes of animals to unsaid unothodox and people of village who have really freaking stories,
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The book is an absolute love to read as its in the form of beautiful lyrical couplets and keeps up the pace, The short stories are rhythmic with a beautiful balance of witty and unusual plots but a delight to read, Each poem leaving a message for the world in the end,
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The book covers so many issues of in just an incredible writing, Mainly the dark side of humanity but without actually making it obvious, Which brings me to the choice of words which are really bold yet simple enough impose the meaning of it, I'd like to thank the aparnasanyalwrites for the thoughtfulness behind creating this book and sending me a review copy, RATING:./

I had spotted the book here on bookstagram a couple of times and enamoured by that gorgeous cover and the unique synopsis had immediately added it to my wishlist.
I was elated when the author approached me, telling me that she would be happy to send me a copy if I was interested, I, of course, instantly said yes, I read it towards the end of May, it was in fact my last read for that month, But I have been so busy with moving and travelling that I only now

finally got the time to write a post about it, I am happy to attest that the tales inside the book are just mesmerizing as its cover, I rarely read structured poetry these days as more often than not I find the rhyme laboured and shoehorned, That was not the case with this book, The narrative poems were highly engaging and effortless to read, They are suffused with great wit and charm,

The stories are all highly unconventional and frequently subversive, to say the least, They play with prejudices, stereotypes and societal norms constructing new ways of looking at things, It questions a lot of prevalent beliefs and seeks to dismantle modern myths, While the structure reminded a bit of Vikram Seth, especially Arion and the Dolphin amp Beastly Tales from Here and There, but the content is definitely more mature.
The small illustrations at the beginning also added to the overall beauty of the book, Another round of editing to polish the plotting of the stories and smooth out loose ends concerning the rhyme would just make it perfect, My thanks to the author for giving me the opportunity to read her wonderful work, And I look forward to what she comes up with next, Circus Folks and Village Freaks by Aparna Upadhya is a collection of twisted tales, some more twisted than others, of people who ended up working in a circus because of their unusual characteristics and also of village people with strange lives but through poetries.


While I was a kid, I have visited a lot of circuses, We used to have exhibitions in the city where there had different events, I, like all other kids, used to enjoy it a lot, Now, while reading this book, all memories came flashing back in but for all the different reasons,

This book tells you the backstory of these people and the reason why they were working in a circus, How they were considered freaks and abandoned by their own families and society because they were different and unlike others, It doesn't only talk about circus but also unusual folks in villages,

Some stories will teach you a lesson and some will amaze you with unexpected twists, Some were light and fun read and some were dark and disturbing, Some were extremely bizarre, making me wonder is that even possible,

It will teach you that no matter what's on the outside, we are all same from the inside and deserve to be loved, Does a different nose or dark skin color or too much hair, or too less hair and on and on, makes someone less deserving These tales have covered a lot of different topics like Racism, Caste system, Homophobia and Physically unsual people.


Overall, I enjoyed reading the verses and the illustrations added to each story were delightful,

I would like to thank The Bookoholics for the review copy, All opinions expressed are my own, The Circus Folk ampVillage freaks is one of the best poetry book I have ever read,

This book is a collection oftales written in poetry form, The tales are about Feminism , cruelty of racism , homophobia and more, I am amazed by the writing of the author, She has rhythm her voice in a great and creative way,

The book is a page turner,

The tales are ' twisted ' because there are twists in every story, Actually the tales are the hardest truth of everyone 's life,

Not only the poetries , but also there are some amazing illustrations ,which have given the poetries warmth, swipe left and please your eyes

You can see the amazing cover already,

Circus Folk amp Village Freaks is a wonderful, heartwarming collection of mystical tales with a mix of suspense and humor! Totally in love with the book!! Truth be told I did not enjoy the book.

I think the author does a great job putting poetry and eccentric stories together, a rare combination, the rhymes are perfect as well, but after reading the first few poems others started getting less interesting, and I could not connect to them.

Sorry for a non raving review, .