Wow. Just wow. I expected Water for Elephants to be good but not this good. The circus lore was excellent (I’ve heard a good bit of circus lore in my life, my ex’s grandfather was with Ringling for a good long while) and the characters wonderfully written. The animal scenes were handled nicely – sometimes writers give animals too much personality, or too many “human” traits, not these animals!
I love, love, love this book. What else has Sara Gruen written? Are her other books this good?
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Ooh, I loved that book, too! I listened to it on audiobook a few months ago. (I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot lately. I’ve listened to more audiobooks than I’ve read so far this year.) 🙂 I haven’t read anything else of hers, though.
Absolutely loved it too–didn’t you feel like you were right there? She’s written a couple about horses, but they may seem a bit tame after this one. A most unusual book, great detail and superb characterization.
Really, really good read! I haven’t read anything else by her, although i do believe she does have at least one other book out.
Thanks for that – just put it on the library request!