Fiction and Non-fiction set at a circus or carnival
1

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,091,965 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
4.11 avg rating — 1,695,236 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
3.90 avg rating — 152,993 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
3.95 avg rating — 72,647 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
3.97 avg rating — 856,944 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
4.01 avg rating — 139,824 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
3.95 avg rating — 1,671 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
3.88 avg rating — 14,623 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
3.93 avg rating — 178,085 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
4.08 avg rating — 63,737 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
4.17 avg rating — 69,664 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
12

by
3.92 avg rating — 21,947 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
3.93 avg rating — 1,956 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
4.06 avg rating — 77,979 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
15

by
3.91 avg rating — 3,408 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
3.72 avg rating — 10,899 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
4.02 avg rating — 567,649 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
3.82 avg rating — 3,862 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.67 avg rating — 21,259 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
3.81 avg rating — 3,225 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
21

by
4.13 avg rating — 47,057 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
3.61 avg rating — 38,854 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
3.64 avg rating — 1,604 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
4.10 avg rating — 480,182 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
3.77 avg rating — 56,835 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
3.82 avg rating — 535 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
3.60 avg rating — 257 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
3.68 avg rating — 25,355 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
29

by
4.01 avg rating — 6,258 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
4.24 avg rating — 88 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
31

by
4.18 avg rating — 138 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
3.96 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
33

by
4.32 avg rating — 27,290 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
3.86 avg rating — 2,313 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.79 avg rating — 1,494 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
36

by
3.86 avg rating — 1,504 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
4.09 avg rating — 14,080 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
38

by
4.46 avg rating — 2,321 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
4.09 avg rating — 5,362 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
40

by
4.17 avg rating — 97,197 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
41

by
3.82 avg rating — 7,253 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.05 avg rating — 93,587 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
43

by
3.42 avg rating — 15,649 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
4.06 avg rating — 2,900 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
45

by
3.87 avg rating — 9,757 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
46

by
3.68 avg rating — 468 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.15 avg rating — 5,718 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
48

by
3.83 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
49

by
3.64 avg rating — 4,378 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
50

by
3.30 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
51

by
4.10 avg rating — 446,926 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.11 avg rating — 11,596 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
53

by
3.67 avg rating — 7,149 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
4.10 avg rating — 52,974 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
55

by
3.97 avg rating — 1,903 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
3.86 avg rating — 2,717 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.79 avg rating — 20,884 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
4.57 avg rating — 205 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
59

by
3.92 avg rating — 59,132 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
60

by
3.93 avg rating — 27,981 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
3.75 avg rating — 6,087 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
62

by
3.61 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
63

by
3.72 avg rating — 1,890 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.93 avg rating — 5,932 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
4.19 avg rating — 4,078 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
66

by
4.21 avg rating — 10,813 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
67

by
3.69 avg rating — 957 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
68

by
3.49 avg rating — 264 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.15 avg rating — 42,000 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
70

by
4.08 avg rating — 10,843 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
3.90 avg rating — 582 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.92 avg rating — 326,043 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
73

by
4.16 avg rating — 3,293 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
3.88 avg rating — 228 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.62 avg rating — 2,649 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
3.91 avg rating — 6,189 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
77

by
3.79 avg rating — 4,707 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
4.18 avg rating — 842 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
3.72 avg rating — 4,670 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
3.83 avg rating — 10,925 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
81

by
3.65 avg rating — 24,713 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
4.01 avg rating — 798,008 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
3.39 avg rating — 487 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
84

by
3.53 avg rating — 117 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
85

by
3.48 avg rating — 1,472 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
85

by
4.16 avg rating — 36,736 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
87

by
3.57 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
3.75 avg rating — 6,519 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
4.04 avg rating — 477,577 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
90

by
3.72 avg rating — 441 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.85 avg rating — 913 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.51 avg rating — 93 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
93

by
3.36 avg rating — 503 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
94

by
4.38 avg rating — 583 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
4.09 avg rating — 2,597 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
3.63 avg rating — 10,109 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
97

by
3.74 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.83 avg rating — 963 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
99

by
4.06 avg rating — 13,928 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
3.42 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
700 books · 1,081 voters · list created July 19th, 2008 by Jessica Haider (votes) .
293 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Jessica 10479 books
1461 friends
Becca 2304 books
93 friends
Sarah 2809 books
256 friends
Josie 1906 books
42 friends
Cindy 10697 books
158 friends
Aaron 15 books
2 friends
Antoine 949 books
177 friends
Lynne 8798 books
66 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-9 of 9 (9 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Angela (new)

Angela Looks like a great list! A couple I have read & most others are on my wish list.


message 3: by Celeste (new)

Celeste You missed a great book. Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold, but otherwise, I like the list very much; and found some new books to add to my list. Thanks.


message 4: by Penny (new)

Penny Hi there,
Just had another look at the list. 'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern is on twice. Not sure if you know this or not but as a list owner you can do a duplicate search to remove the duplicates. What happens is that the votes get amalgamated for that title. If you're not sure how to do this - you just go into the 'edit' function at the end of your list description (just above the list votes) and click on 'Check for duplicates' - remember to save afterwards and you're done!
I do this every couple of weeks with my lists.
I had no idea how to do this until a kind person mentioned it, so now I like to pass on the favour.

Love this list BTW!
Penny :)


message 5: by Amber (new)

Amber PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Hi everyone, I could use some help.

I've been searching for a paticular book that I read years ago but for the life of me cant recall the title or author (although I'm pretty sure the author is female).

The story involves a young girl and preteen boy running away to the circus. The boy tries his best to take care of the girl but gets restless and eventually leaves her with an older married couple.

The boy grows to become a successful business man and the girl becomes a popular jewlery designer when their paths again. There is an instant attraction but both have their hang ups and baggage.

A major plot point was that the girl is dating her own step brother but does not realize it, while having faint memories of being molested.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?


message 6: by Juliette (new)

Juliette Caron Help! I'm looking for a young adult novel about about two teen girls who sneak out of their room at night to go to the carnival. One of the girls meets an attractive bad boy. The book is probably at least 10-15 years old. I remember googling the author and she died of cancer.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @Juliette
Have you tried
What's the Name of That Book???
yet? They've helped me out twice.


message 8: by KP (new)

KP I read Light Between Oceans and I saw the film, and I don't remember a circus in either one.


message 9: by Louise (new)

Louise KP wrote: "I read Light Between Oceans and I saw the film, and I don't remember a circus in either one."

I was thinking the same thing


back to top



Related News

The friends-to-lovers plot is a familiar trajectory, in fiction and in life. It’s a path to good times! And bad times. And, as many can attest,...

Anyone can add books to this list.