Book Review: Water For Elephants

OK, so one of my friends here in Buffalo invited me to this website called Goodreads. It has given me the wake up call that although I used to be an avid reader, I haven't read much in a few years - with the exception of children's books. Now don't get me wrong, I can't blame my kids, I'm the one that let this love slip by getting caught up in the everyday mumbo jumbo. Anyway, so I signed up and decided to pick a book so I didn't look like some silly girl that didn't read. (girl, because I still see myself as a young 20 year old) I picked Water for Elephants, currently the New York Times #1 Bestseller. I bought it Saturday night and just finished it. (So I didn't entertain my kids as much as I should have the last few days, moms are allowed breaks too, right? Right?)

Anyway, here is my book review of it. If I didn't send you an invite to be a "friend" on my goodreads list and you want to be, let me know and I'll send you one.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I bought this book 2 days ago and I'm already finished. It's not a really long book with just over 320ish pages but it was really hard to put down. The plot seems to build and build and build until the end.

I love the old and young version of the main character. He makes me want to go visit old men at the old folks home and hear their stories. He's crotchety but rightly so, everyone treats him like his decrepit and mean...so not the case. The young version is kind, naive and genuine.

I enjoyed the anecdotes from real circus history and the animal characters.

With the exception of 3 short intimate scenes this book is well worth the read.