Reddit reviews Spangle

We listened to 'Joyland' in a spirit of lighter fare. Sort of like King's The Colorado Kid. Since we weren't expecting a diabolical masterpiece, it was an enjoyable vacation. It's tough to do anything with a fair ground and not tread lightly since Something Wicked This Way Comes owns the lot. I saw Joyland as an homage of sorts to Bradbury. Props go the Sara Gruen's Water For Elephants since she flipped the circus motif in a new direction and a different take on death.

Best book on a circus has to be Gary Jenning's Spangle. It's a paperback at 1296 pages and worth it. There's an audio version available but it's worse than terrible quality. It sounds as though it was recorded years ago. The narrator is fine but it's from cassettes that were in bad shape.