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For some reason i wasn't all that excited to start Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen after reading the reviews about it, because the subject matter didn't sound all that appealing: an old-man protagonist who used to be in the circus back in the depression days (thinking on that i'm not sure why that didn't appeal~i mean back in the day i was fascinated by the Discovery documentary P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman and carried the companion volume around to all stations of the bookstore wit
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I was blown away by this book. I'm really glad I finally decided to read it. Your heart goes out to all the animals in the circus especially the elephant. Best of all the ending was heartwarming and powerful.
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This book about a circus in the 1930s did not interest me at first because of its subject matter. However, after I heard such good things about it, I read it and I am so glad that I did. The story is very interesting and the ending satisfying, but the animal abuse in certain sections may be difficult for some readers to take.
This is a really quick read, very engaging. It has a nice, interesting flash-back convention. It has romance and adventure. Not intellectually challenging, but well-written and worth reading, and your mom will like it too.
This is am amazing book. You'll learn about circus life during the depression, but more about aging gracefully, kindness and redemption. Great book!
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What a subject, what a ride. I was right there with the main character... loved this book.
read straight through. couldn't put it down
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