Water for Elephants: A Novel

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	Water for Elephants: A Novel Algonquin Books, 2007 average customer review:based on 1519 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Book!

One of the best books that I have had the pleasure of stumbling upon in recent years!

lovely read

I think this book is an excellent read. I came to it with curiosity. I thoroughly enjoyed the ending. Would recommend enthusiastically.

great!

i loved this book. the way the author captures the essence of Jacob in his later years as well as his youth. the novel ignites your senses and awakens the soul. i loved it!

Review: Water for Elephants

I recently read "Water for Elephants" for the second time. I read it last year after I purchased it and then ordered a copy for one of my daughters and my daughter-in-law. I will make note though that my daughters are grown as this is not a book I would buy for a minor. The book is not graphic by nature, but deals with adult subject matters. The author is forthright in her story telling and I would not personally consider this book suitable for kids.

This is a good fiction book and a good read. I enjoyed it both times I read it and will read it again. It's one of those books you can read, put back on the book shelf for a year and then easily read again. The setting and story is unusual and centers on an elderly man and his current life in a nursing home and his memories (which sends you back to his youthful years) working and travelling with a circus in the 1930's.

"Water for Elephants" runs the full spectrum of your emotions. There is humor, disgust, love and anger. There are stories within stories that all mesh cleverly together in the life of the main character. I enjoyed the ending, which surprised me. Out of five stars, I give this book a five.

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