Wow, one of the WORST books I have EVER read..In one word - BORINGIn too many words - "Water for Elephants"I feel it was impossible to even like the main character. He was described so "mechanical", his love interest is also not that interesting, the Elephant which is SO relevant to the story doesn'...
Greatly entertaining book. Loved the inside look at circus life, and especially enjoyed the narration of Jacob as an old man. The ending was a bit far-fetched, but it made me smile anyway. Took less than 24 hours to read this one.
The authorSara Gruen was born in Vancouver in 1969. She has a dual Canadian and American citizenship. She got her degree in English Literature on the Carleton University in Ottawa. She moved to the US to take a technical writing job and when she was laid off two years later decided to writer her own...
Well, I actually finished this book, and I'm somewhat annoyed I spent any money on it (even if it was a few bucks on sale).Jacob, a polish-American kid, has some personal tragedy go down while he's studying to be a vet at Cornell. He runs away and joins a Depression/Prohibition-era traveling circu...
I really enjoyed this novel. It is a must read! Review coming soon.
OK, so--it's really well-written. Great plot, interesting characters, just overall fascinating. BUT, warning for like-minded readers: there's a lot of hard language, and a couple of pretty graphic sex scenes. I can't say they were gratuitous--the info was important to the story, but I'm not sure I n...
Ever since I was a little girl I've loved going to the circus, so I was excited to read this book. I loved reading about all the attractions of the Bezini Brothers circus, it was definitely my favorite part of the book. Rosie was definitely my favorite animal and character. The ending was one of my ...
I love this book. When I read the description on Amazon, I was afraid this would be a very depressing tale of abused animals, circus freaks, and runaway orphans during the Great Depression. It is not. Jacob Jankowski walks out on his final exams at veterinary school after his parents die in a car...
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