Water for Elephants. Poigniant. Written in the voice of a 90 (or is he 93?) year old veterinarian from his nursing home. The plight of the elderly intertwined with the adventure of a circus act during the Depression. The graphic sex scenes threw me for a bit of a loop...TMI! but, the overall book had mee cheering for the man in the wheelchair and crying for the man in the train.Monday, February 1, 2010
52 Books in 52 weeks Week 5 Book 6
Water for Elephants. Poigniant. Written in the voice of a 90 (or is he 93?) year old veterinarian from his nursing home. The plight of the elderly intertwined with the adventure of a circus act during the Depression. The graphic sex scenes threw me for a bit of a loop...TMI! but, the overall book had mee cheering for the man in the wheelchair and crying for the man in the train.
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I keep looking at this book. I think I'll pick it up and give it a read.
Iris
Iris, I really enjoyed this one...be forwarned, there are some pretty graphic parts...but i just skimmed them....The rest of the book was worth the read.
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