Title: Splendid!
Review: I think what makes this book so hard to put down is that it provides so much detail on a previously unexplored topic, life inside one of the most amazing shows on earth and the performers within. I would not recommend the book unless you've seen the Cirque, because the athletic and artistic skills of the performers cannot be described in a book, and you won't be in sufficient awe of them without having seen them perform.The fact that the Cirque itself seems so closed to mainstream media makes this book all the more alluring. Schreiber earned the performers trust through genuine friendship and only then do they open up to him. And Mark's developing friendships with the performers makes a good backdrop to learning about the peformers - their backgrounds, versatile and brutal training, and their ecclectic personas.The story does ramble a bit at time, but returns quickly when it does. A must if you love the Cirque.
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