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Painting sepia tinted colors of red and sparkling sequins, Sara Gruen's novel, Water for Elephants, creates a flashing old timey movie reel inside your head. This novel encompasses all things I love beginning with the subject matter of Depression Era circus equipped with their own fat lady, exotic animals and don't forget the cooch tent. The setting alone keeps you reading just so you can hear our character Mr. Jankowski's vivid recollections of his life on a circus train. Bright and imaginative, this novel takes you through the story of how a man's life can turn so quickly from one path to another taking him down roads that ultimately lead to freedom. Gruen does a fantastic job creating a sense of difficult characters many may not usually identify with including a very elderly man and a whiskey loving elephant. Gripping love triangles and wild animal stampedes keep you from putting this book down but ultimately this book will stay with you because of its representation of the drive for freedom that lives in some hearts despite the many constraints life imposes on us all. Read this book, you will love it!
P.S. Check out Sara Gruen's website to learn more and also donate to charities that give to endangered apes. Hello, she rules!
http://www.saragruen.com
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