Water for Elephants: A Novel
My brother in law was over visiting last month. He lives in UK, is married, but doesn't have (and is unlikely to have) kids. A solicitor in the North, Travels little for work but seems to go on his holidays a LOT. He doesn't have many hobbies at all but has (in my mind) quite an unhealthy...
Despite sleeping REALLY well last night I am knackered today. It's not been too strenuous a day either so I don't know what the deal is. Dropped older kids off at camp (Kayaking and hiking today), came home with younger two and had a quick fly around the house cleaning up before my best mate M came...
This was the most amazing book! It is one of the best books I have ever read and has now made my Top Ten list of my favorite reads of all time. The characters, plot, and scenery were just so intriguing, that at times it was difficult to put this book down. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a...
Since it is Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of the summer, and since many other people have posted their summer reading lists, I figured I would post my own. My ideal goal is to read 30 books this summer from my VERY HUGE TBR list and my more realistic goal is to read 15. So far my...
Book Count: Nine Title: Water for Elephants Author: Sara Gruen Genre: Fiction Pages: 350 Synopsis: When 23-year-old Jacob Jankowski learns that his parents have been killed in a car crash, leaving him penniless, he drops out of Cornell veterinary school and parlays his expertise with animals into a...
Water for Elephants is not a book that would have recommended itself to me by it's premise - young man suffers a tragic loss and joins the circus - but the depiction of life in the circus behind the scenes made it an enjoyable read. I loved the animals. I liked the details and stories about the...
I'm so pleased to say that I'm already done with my first book of the year - "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. It took me approximately four days to get through the 331 pages without rushing. It really was a great book and I can definitely see now why people marked it as their best read for 2007....
Book Count: One Title: Water for Elephants Author: Sara Gruen Genre: Fiction Pages: 350 Synopsis: As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for...
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