Water for Elephants: A Novel
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Sara Gruen's newest book, Water for Elephants,
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Sara Gruen's newest book, Water for Elephants, revolves around a college dropout who becomes a veterinarian for a traveling circus during the Great Depression, the beautiful star of the equestrian act with whom he falls in love, and a loyal pachyderm named Rosie. A perfect setting for this future best-seller as Sara owns two dogs, two goats, three cats and a horse. Her walls are decorated with colorful paintings made by elephants holding brushes with their trunks at a sanctuary in Thailand. 'They may not always be the central theme, but there's always going to be an animal characters,' Sara said 'Because I'd as soon write a book with no humans in it.' Amazing enough, Sara almost didn't complete this book. But you'll be glad she did--as the result is an adventurous tale of an era when more than a dozen massive circuses toured the country via railroad cars, carrying the stars of the ring and the sideshow freaks, exotic animals for showcasing in the menagerie and beasts of burden for the set-up and tear-down work.The book's protagonist is a 90-something named Jacob Jankowski, whose memories of his youthful adventures come flooding back when a circus sets up its tents near his nursing home. Gruen doesn't devote much time in the fictional Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, a slightly ragged show owned by the vulturous Uncle Al, who aspires to be as classy as Ringling Brothers but throws workers off the train when he doesn't have enough money to meet payroll. Instead, she chose to focus on the logistics of moving essentially a city of people and move them day after day after day to a different city and put up a tent town...and do it again the next day. You'll come across some of the wackiest tales of circus life found in any book. In Water for Elephants, Rosie is thought to be stupid, until Jacob realizes she was trained in Polish. There is a hippo pickled in formaldehyde, an escaped lion so frightened he wedges himself under a sink where a restaurant worker is hiding, and water from livestock that gets filtered through the clowns' hosiery so it can be used to make lemonade for the circus patrons. This is a fascinating and wonderful novel which becomes even more amazing when you learn about Sara Gruen's modest and unassuming lifestyle. Also, if you missed reading Tino Georgiou's masterpiece--The Fates, go and read it. Highly Recommend! Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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A Surprising Look at Circus Life in the 1930s,
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Almost every child has dreamed about running away to join the circus. In the days of the big top, there were lots of menial jobs that kept those who wanted to be part of the circus busy from before dawn into late into the night, even if those jobs often involved nothing more glamorous than shoveling up the remains of an elephant's snack.Water for Elephants starts with an elderly (at least 90 years old) Jacob Jankowski remembering snatches of his past as he frets over the indignities of living in a nursing home while his children ignore him except for token rotating visits on Sundays. One memory in particular stands out, a violent memory that he didn't share with anyone for over 70 years. Most of the book moves through flashback into the 1930s when America was broke and people were starving. Into this challenging world, Jacob has high expectations as he finishes up his veterinary training at Cornell. But the hand of God intervenes, and his life will never be the same. He soon finds himself serving in any role that he can get at BENZINI BROS MOST SPECTACULAR SHOW ON EARTH (as the rail cars read). This isn't the big time. It's just surviving by staying one step ahead of the local sheriffs while not delivering on promised acts and providing entertainment for men that has nothing to do with being a circus. This circus doesn't even have an elephant. Much of the story involves the nitty gritty of how circuses operated in those perilous times. It's a story that encompasses lots of cruelty, deceit, and harshness. In fact, it's enough to make you wonder why you ever dreamed about running away to join the circus. So if you would like to keep that dream shiny, perhaps this wouldn't be the best book for you to read. At the center of the story are three people and one elephant. Marlena is the queen of the circus, the star of the equestrian act that involves first 12 and later 10 horses. She's married to the volatile August who runs the animal acts. When Jacob becomes involved in caring for the animals, Jacob is invited to dine and party with the couple. The relationship becomes more complicated when Jacob finds himself drawn to Marlena and repelled by August. When the circus buys an abandoned elephant that seems unusually stupid, the equilibrium is destroyed. Ultimately, the book is about responsibility and loyalty . . . qualities that are more important in and taken more seriously by the circus world than by the "rubes" who attend the circus. The message will serve as yet another indictment of our modern world which favors efficiency over doing the right thing. The book is beautifully illustrated with vintage photographs of early circuses that nicely match the story line of Water for Elephants. Unlike many authors of such historical fiction, Sara Gruen does a good job of keeping a few surprises up her sleeve. So don't quit mid-book thinking you know how the story will turn out. Grab a shovel . . . and dig in! Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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This book has become one of my favorites. I have to admit that i first saw the movie and loved it, so i bought the book, because i wanted to know more about the story and as we all know usually the book is much much much better than the movie...And this book is an absoulte prove to it. I loved it even more than the movie. The story is heart-warming and exciting at the same time, the characters are brilliant and Sara Gruen's writing style is just amazing. I couldn't put this book down... So everyone who loves a extraordinary and exciting love story should give this book a try! Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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