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| Water for Elephants: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Sara Gruen
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1520 reviews
Sales Rank: 3752
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Roughcut
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 335
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1565124995
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781565124998
ASIN: 1565124995
Publication Date: May 26, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hard to put this book down... November 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an incredibly moving book on so many levels. I laughed, cried and loved every moment. Water for Elephants is a book that should be read by anyone who values life, love and wisdom.
great! November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
Great Book! November 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the best books that I have had the pleasure of stumbling upon in recent years!
 Too Soap Opera November 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is okay if you like fighting, bickering, jealousy, adultry, and just plain nasty acting people. The circus did not play that big of a role in this book. The book concenstrates more on Jacob's personal life and his lust for the bosses wife. Jacob, now an old man, begins the book by going back into his youth to the time he was attending vet school. Tragic events turn his life upside down and he decides to run (literally). He winds up with a circus and becomes the circus vet, although, he rarely spent any time with or working on the animals. He just stood and watched animals be slaughtered and then felt bad that he did not do anything. I did not like Jacob. I thought he was a spinless whimp and coward. His only concern was the bosses wife and how he could get her. I must say, however, the ending was terrific! That probably was the highlight of the book. I do not see what all the excitement was about. If you want to read a life changing book, read "The Shack". Water for Elephants, in my opinion, is mostly garbage.
lovely read November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this book is an excellent read. I came to it with curiosity. I thoroughly enjoyed the ending. Would recommend enthusiastically.
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