Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
Paperback, 335 pagesPublished May 1st 2007 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Source: Brandi's copy + purchased Kindle copy
ISBN1565125606
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As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.
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This is one of my all-time favorite books. In fact this kinda makes me want to re-read it!
ReplyDeleteyay, glad to meet a fellow Water for Elephants lover ! its definitely
Deletea book i could re-read again! - Katie
Wow. A video review? That is so awesome. I wish I could watch it, but the sound on my computer went in. Hey, let me check it out on my tablet though. It will be the first video review I watch! Cool beans.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!
Deleteim so glad you liked it ! they are by far WAYYYY fun-ner to make than writing one up! Thanks so much for watching Christine. and yes Brandi and I never have books or movies in common... so once in a while when that happens I know we have struck gold!
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Fun video. It was nice to see your friend in a guest spot. Water for Elephants is one of the many books that I thought that I had to read right away and bought for my reader. Well... It is still unread. Your review is a great reminder to read it, especially with the three of you with different reading styles and all enjoying it.
ReplyDeletei know what you mean, i have tons of books on my kindle that were a "must read asap" but still haven't gotten to it, but if you get a chance , it really is a great classic kinda read! did you watch the movie? - Katie
DeleteThe video won't work on my computer =( Video reviews are my fav lol. I loved this movie and really enjoyed the book too. It saw the movie first so I was pleasantly surprised when the book was just as good. I didn't really like the parts with the old version of Jacob though.
ReplyDeleteOh No! i don't know why it won't work for you. its from Youtube.. here is the link
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What a fun review - I'm lad you all loved Water for Elephants!! I'm the same as Katie and don't usually read 'realistic' books but this one was an instant 5-star & favorite for me ♥ It's beautifully written & completely captivating! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Micheline! As much as this really shouldn't have been something i liked.. sometimes you get such a good book, that it doesn't really matter what your "type " is ! so glad this book resonated well with you too! - Katie
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