Jul 18 2008
Water for Elephants - By Sara Gruen
I have just finished one of the most amazing books that I have ever read. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen was one of those books that I hated to see end. The setting is the circus during the Depression Era, but some of the things that happen are astounding.
You find yourself rooting hard for the protagonist, Jacob, and hating Uncle Al and August so much that your heart actually races with the turn of each page. If this is her first attempt at a fiction novel, Gruen has nailed it perfectly.
The characters, imagery, and plot of the book keep you hooked from beginning to end. Whether it is old man Camel, “Rosie”, Marlena, or let us never forget Barbara and Walter; you want to know them inside out. What makes these people travel with the circus and what makes a place that sells happiness such a dark world?
If you’d like to find out, then get the book, but be ready for an all night read-a-thon and be sure not to get “redlighted”
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Sounds interesting.