We just finished reading Water for Elephants. Everyone seemed to like it. My very basic synopsis is that it's a depression-era novel about a circus train. But, more than that, it's a love story. I was a bit put off by the circus theme when this book was first suggested, not being a big circus fan mayself, but I couldn't put it down after reading the first two pages. Being the group history buff, I loved the aspects that related to life during the Depression. The animal lovers in our group found some parts a bit hard to get through. We have one woman who works in a long-term care facility and said that author Sara Gruen really hit the nail on the head with her descriptions of the main character's life in a nursing home. Anyone else want to add anything here? Click on the comment button below.
