Freaks Alive, On the Inside! (Paperback)

by Annette Curtis Klause (Author)
Key Phrases: bally platform, equestrian director, vulgar clown, Miss Lightfoot, Billy Sweet, Colonel Kingston (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (2006)
• ISBN-10: 0689049382
• ISBN-13: 978-0689049385
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, September 14, 2006

By	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!