It's a gorgeous day here, and after my drive to Omaha for a meeting, Shelby and I walked down to the library to drop off some books. I actually felt quite sad about returning one of them: Water For Elephants.
I've had numerous people tell me over the years that I needed to read it, and I'm not sure why I put it off. I was planning on buying it and reading it on my nook, because it was only $5, but then I saw it at the library for even cheaper: free! And once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down: I'm officially onboard the Water For Elephants train.
Not only is the story engrossing and unique, but the writing is beautiful and her characters are so well developed. What I'm most impressed about is the fact that she is writing from a man's perspective, which you don't find very often. I'm not of the opinion that an author is necessarily the same as a character, that if you're a woman, you have to write female characters and vice versa. But I think that she does an amazing job all the same, because I don't think it's easy to get to level of detail that she does, and it makes Jacob all the more real to me. I can't wait to see how Robert Pattinson makes the part come alive in the movie.
I found the history to be fascinating, and the dynamics between the different levels of circus workers as well as the dynamics between these workers and the animals. There are parts where these relationships seemed to come out of the pages, and I felt such saddness and then such happiness and almost attachment to the elephants and horses.
And, here's a final fun fact for you: Sara Gruen wrote the novel as part of National Novel Writing Month. Just one more reason to check it out.
I've had numerous people tell me over the years that I needed to read it, and I'm not sure why I put it off. I was planning on buying it and reading it on my nook, because it was only $5, but then I saw it at the library for even cheaper: free! And once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down: I'm officially onboard the Water For Elephants train.
Not only is the story engrossing and unique, but the writing is beautiful and her characters are so well developed. What I'm most impressed about is the fact that she is writing from a man's perspective, which you don't find very often. I'm not of the opinion that an author is necessarily the same as a character, that if you're a woman, you have to write female characters and vice versa. But I think that she does an amazing job all the same, because I don't think it's easy to get to level of detail that she does, and it makes Jacob all the more real to me. I can't wait to see how Robert Pattinson makes the part come alive in the movie.
I found the history to be fascinating, and the dynamics between the different levels of circus workers as well as the dynamics between these workers and the animals. There are parts where these relationships seemed to come out of the pages, and I felt such saddness and then such happiness and almost attachment to the elephants and horses.
And, here's a final fun fact for you: Sara Gruen wrote the novel as part of National Novel Writing Month. Just one more reason to check it out.
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