Water for Elephants

[ericadawn16]

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

This was so good: historical romance set among a struggling circus during the Depression. Not only does she have her facts right and make you feel like you were there, but she does include deeper themes of freedom and how far we're willing to get it. There are some descriptions of animal torture though.

I totally laughed, early on, when Jacob's college roommate was named Edward.

Also, I really need to see the Ringling museum one of these days. The closest I've come so far is when they loaned some of their prints to my elementary school twenty years ago...Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec.

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[aachannoichi.livejournal.com]

I've always wanted to go to the Ringling museum too. I saw it once on my early travels though Florida wedding planning land and I was really taken by how beautiful it is there.