Review: Water for Elephants
>> Thursday, April 15, 2010
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am so glad I finally read the book. While I find the cover not very appealing (which, for me, can matter – it took me a year to finally get beyond the cover), the story is AWESOME!
The characters were quite interesting, the plot was engaging – this was one book that had me from Page 1. I didn't find myself able to guess a lot of the surprises in the plot, which is a nice change.
This was one of those books that I couldn't read fast enough, but didn't want to read too fast. One of those books that I couldn't wait to see how things play out, but I wanted to savor every page. I know I will read this one again.
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4 comments:
This is a book I have seen everywhere and have yet to pick up. Next time I'm on the lookout for a new read I'll have to pick this up! But at the moment I'm reading two books so now is not that time :-)
I'm so glad you helped me find your book blog!
I dragged my feet with this one - big time! I avoided it like the plague - all because I just don't like the cover! LOL I was prepared to be disappointed, I guess. It was EXCELLENT. Definitely something I HIGHLY recommend. I, personally, cannot read more than one piece of fiction at a time, so I totally understand waiting! ;-) Thank you for coming to my book blog - I'm glad you're liking it! :-)
This book has been languishing in my TBR for a good year and a half, I think. And you are right - the cover has put me off a bit. I've heard wonderful things about the story, but I've just had no interest in picking it up! You are making me reconsider, though!!
I am curious what you think of Time Traveler's Wife! It's a wild ride, but I liked it!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was put off by the cover! After having read the book, I know it's fitting, but it did the opposite of what covers are supposed to do! I'm glad I finally read it, though. I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you finally read it!
So far, I am loving Time Traveler's Wife. I'm not very far into it, but I am glad I finally started it! This is another one that'd been sitting around for at least several months!
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