Circus Rex
Little does Doctor Buzz know when he signs on as the Ringmaster and tour manager for the one-ring Rex Terrestrial, Celestial & Nautical Circus that he will not only be taking a ragtag collection of misfits on a six-month trip from the headwaters of the Mississippi to New Orleans, but that he will be dealing with alcoholic camels, broken down boats, too many or not enough cooks, and his own existential crisis of confidence. That and a chance to find the love of his life if he can just choose the right woman. Loosely based on the author's lived experience, this is not a memoir gone off the rails in which facts stand in awe of a good story, but an engaging fiction replete with poetic imagery, carny come-ons and offbeat humor.
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Become an affiliateLoren's use of literal and nonliteral utterances requires the reader to go beyond what is said to infer what is meant. A gifted unreliable narrator, we sift through the myriad of images and landscapes. Still, we are perplexed from beginning to end and prepared to pull out whatever hair we may have on our head when the last word is read. The clues are clear: Circus Rex is a masterpiece in fun.
-Hank Roubicek, Professor, Radio Personality, Storyteller and Author
If the Cliff Notes edition for Circus Rex existed, it would be useless. Simply do the easiest and most productive thing: Enjoy the hell out of Loren's brilliance as a storyteller.
-Hank Roubicek, Professor, Radio Personality, Storyteller and Author
Yeah baby! You know how I feel. I wanna put on my tap shoes and give it a ride!
-Kevin Kling
Circus Rex is not only Loren Niemi's best book, it's also his most ambitious. Niemi is important to Midwestern writers because his clever wit helps remind the rest of the nation that you can live in "flyover country" and still have an edge. Who should read Circus Rex? Anyone who enjoys Johnathan Franzen and John Irving books. Anyone who enjoys the journey more than the outcome. Circus Rex is clever. Circus Rex is fresh. Circus Rex is one of the five best books you'll read this year. Trust me...
-Danny Klecko, author of Hitman-Baker-Casketmaker, Lincolnland and The Dead Fitzgeralds