Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Taste attributes: romancedramahistoricalanimalsrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringlove conquers allfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn emotional, realistic romance novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
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 Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie.
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- Author
- Sara Gruen
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 355
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- Open Library
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