Sunday, January 25, 2009

Book Review - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

rating: 4 of 5 stars





Following the Prologue, Chapter One starts, “I am ninety. Or ninety-three. One or the other.”

In Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen paints a picture of depression-era life in a second-rate circus from the memories of a now old man. The story contains danger, romance, circus history (with some great photo’s), and even murder. But best of all, Sara has done an outstanding job in capturing the feelings and realities of aging through the ninety or ninety-three year old Jacob Jankowski, who resides in a nursing home and receives family visitors on Sundays. A truly enjoyable read.


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2 comments:

Dorlana said...

I've actually been wanting to read this book! thanks for the review.

Sheryl Lynn said...

It's well worth the read!

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