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| Water for Elephants | 
 enlarge | Author: Sara Gruen
Publisher: Hodder Paperback
Category: Book
Buy Used: $14.92
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1425 reviews
Sales Rank: 535420
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0340962720
EAN: 9780340962725
ASIN: 0340962720
Publication Date: February 7, 2008
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1420 more reviews...
 What a book!!! August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this book and am doing a book review for my book club for same. I bought this audio version to listen to the book and refresh my memory. It was great! The readers were great and the book is terrific.
What a winner! August 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of my all-time favorites! For some reason, I put off reading this book for months. I tried to convince myself that it didn't look interesting. Was I ever wrong! This will stay in my house, I will not trade or sell it, or loan it out. It's that good! Reading the author's notes, I discovered it was based on the the Biblical story of Jacob. Then I had to read it all over again! And I still loved it!
 solid 4 out of 5 August 25, 2008
I read this book in one day. Not necessarily because it was a "can't put it down page-turner", but more because I had a Sunday with nothing else to do. I am always a fan of well-researched work, and Gruen has definitely done her work here. I was somewhat disappointed in the lack of details in character development and/or setting, but that's just a personal preference. I have read some other reviews that say the book was drawn out and too lengthy, but I disagree. I feel that it moved rather well and flowed. My biggest problem with the book was the last chapter. It seemed to be a bit too fanciful and didn't really match the tone of the rest of the book. Still definitely worth reading though.
 I finished it BUT..... August 24, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is well written, well researched, and overall an interesting story. That said, without a doubt I would have closed it and never finished it due to the abuse of the animals, but I read until the end it because it was a book club choice. This is not a book for animal lovers and I found it to be incredibly painful. Those who torture animals are the scum of the earth in my opinion and I don't enjoy reading about them. Nothing personal Sara Gruen, you are a good writer.
911 People Liked This Book as Much as I Did... August 23, 2008
...so all I can do is add my voice to chorus.
Gruen writes an incredible dual-novel. The tale of one man, both fresh out of college and fresh into a nursing home. The character development is impeccable, with every player on the stage being exposed to the reader to the precise level needed for their role. As for the plot...this is such a fresh story, I had no idea where it might be going. This was the first book in a long time I hadn't figured out ahead of time.
If you enjoy fiction, read this book. Possibly the best written novel I've read in years.
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