Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen November 9, 2007
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Not a masterpiece, but a very enjoyable read. Surely good material for a movie.
A man and his home…
I personally don’t like going to circus at all, but I can understand the passion it may bring out in others. Funny how this topic (circus) is seldom covered in contemporary fiction. I recall only one book in which it was as important as in Water for Elephants, that is Irving’s A Son of the Circus… You?
I have to agree. Good story, style that was without flaws (“flawless” is high praise, but “without flaws” means she knows what she’s doing), and enjoyable characters.
I can’t say that any book I’ve read has involved the circus much–except maybe as a kid. I imagine the Hardy Boys or Boxcar Children made it there now and again.