Water for Elephants
Our Thoughts
Everyone who read this book (and you who didn’t know who you are) really enjoyed it. It’s definitely one of my personal favorites of the year with the best ending to a story I’ve read in a long while, thinking about it still brings a smile to my face. Water for Elephants tells the story of Jacob and his experiences with a traveling circus during the Great Depression as told by him, while he sits somewhat neglected and bereft of dignity in a nursing home during the present day. I think it would be a great companion piece to Grapes of Wrath, which we read a few years ago.
Fiction
Algonquin Books
2007
350
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.
