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5.0 out of 5 stars AN EPIC ADVENTURE OF FREAKISH FUN!!, February 1, 2006

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Linda Joy Singleton "Linda Joy Singleton" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! (Hardcover)

A book that has something for everyone! Amazing adventures, loveable misfits, kidnappings, murder, mythology, history, thrilling battles and a romance that sweeps across time and defies death. Readers will remember FREAKS long after they finish the last page.

Although labeled for young adults, this book will appeal to every aged reader. It's about a young man with a legless father and armless mother who lives in a freak-community called Faeryland. Born healthy with no deformities, Abel doesn't feel he fits in and yearns for adventure and romance. A mysterious ring gives him a vision of a beautiful woman and guides him on a fantastic journey unlike any other book I've ever read. The closest I can compare this to is Nancy Farmer's thrilling novels.

I loved this book and expect to see it on Newbery, Best Books, and Printz shortlists. And it would make a great movie, too.

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4.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, September 13, 2006

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Shadow Hearth "Gamer Freak" (Texas, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! (Hardcover)

I have to say that this book had me hooked. I had read some of Annette's other books, and as soon as I saw this one the shelf, grabbed it up for myself. I read it within the first two days of buying it, and I'm still in love.

It's a great book, it could be for people of every age... Well, except for some younger ones. There is some suggestive themes, but I'm glad to say it's not overly graphic.

This is a wonderful book, I recommend it to people all the time, especially when I know that there into the same mythical, historical, strange, and heart trobbing, just as I am. It's a great book with many of different subjects all mixed into one.

Enjoy the book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Glad I Read This Book!, July 9, 2006

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Oz Griffin (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! (Hardcover)

I almost didn't read this book. I was in the signing area at Book Expo America, and a friend pointed the book out to me. I grabbed a copy thinking "why not." As soon as I got home, I put it on my shelf, but something kept drawing me to it. I decided to put the book I was already reading aside, and start Freaks. I fully expected to read a couple of pages and put it down, but I was hooked from the first sentence on. This is a great read for Young Adults. Abel Dandy is a great character and the Freaks are worth the price of admission. Klause has written a wonderful story that has you cheering out loud for the good guys, and jeering the evil Dr. Mink (not to mention Ceecee.) I highly recommend it.

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Excellent service, received in timely manner, and in good condition. Would recommend. However, I am not M.Beck. Please check your records.

Published 18 months ago by M.Beck

5.0 out of 5 stars I love freaks!
I am a big Klause fan and I absolutly loved Freaks: Alive on the Inside. Klause is notorious for her female characters and while Blood & Chocolate and The Silver Kiss may be a... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Lupita

3.0 out of 5 stars Liked it but did not Love it
I would have to say that this book was just okay. It was good enough to keep me reading until the end but not good enough to make me dwell on it or want to read it again... Read more

Published on April 23, 2009 by M. Bennett

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, interesting read
I picked this book up mainly because I loved "Blood and Chocolate" and "The Silver Kiss." It was so interesting, great story and excellent characters- the puppy boy! Read more

Published on January 11, 2009 by Elizabeth Boone

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good read.
Well, I read this book last year and I LOVED IT. It got kinda...eekee... in the middle. (Rubbing on a mummy anyone? Read more

Published on October 31, 2008 by Andrew P.

5.0 out of 5 stars dark fairy tale about the freak in all of us
Abel Dandy is a normal boy in an abnormal world. Born to "freaks" and living in a sideshow, he's never felt special, until the Siamese twins give him an Egyptian ring and he is... Read more

Published on August 7, 2008 by Kelsey May Dangelo

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tale of Acceptance
"When a boy's first romantic interlude is with Phoebe the Dog-Faced Girl, he feels a need to get out into the world and find a new life. Read more

Published on July 12, 2008 by Stephanie Toland

5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing, wonderful novel
There are moments when you go to the bookstore with a specific purpose in mind, and you come home with the treasure you set out to find. Read more

Published on August 22, 2007 by Carl V. Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking read
This book gripped me from the very first page. I never could quite get into Annette Curtis Klause's previous books, but this one was up my alley. Read more

Published on August 1, 2007 by Penelope Heathcliff Barnaby

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dreamy Adventure Novel With A Historical Twist
Seventeen-year-old Abel Dandy has a problem. He is too normal. In a home that is far from typical, Abel lives in Faeryland, a carnival-type land where visitors can see... Read more

Published on February 1, 2006 by Teenreads.com

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bally platform, equestrian director, vulgar clown, scarab ring, knife thrower, dog boy

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Lightfoot, Billy Sweet, Colonel Kingston, Archie Crum, Miss Dibble, Ruby Lightfoot, Uncle Jack, Geoffrey Marvel, Lazarus Mink, Abel Dandy, Lady Adventure, Earle Johnson, Toms Junction, Little Beauty, Theodore Spittle, Gunther Bopp, Gladys Dibble, Police Gazette, Bertha the Bear, Baby Betty, Albert Sunderland, Marvel Brothers Circus, New York, Pixie Queen, Crooked Teeth

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