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Book Review of Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
Author: Sara Gruen
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I got this book because I was curious about it, and I always like to read the book before watching the movie. Makes it so that I get my own picture of the characters in my head instead of being led by the movie story. I was immediately drawn in to the story, and enjoyed the way it was told from Jacob as an old man looking back to his youth. Wonderfully descriptive, I felt his joy and pain and so many other emotions as he experienced life. It was very hard to put the book down, and I spent a very late night finishing it. I loved reading about the menagerie and the behind the scenes way of the circus. This one is a keeper for me!