Things That I Have Learned Reading Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
1. Circus people are cranky!
2. Breasts can move in ways I thought only possible in Japanese Anime movies.
3. That "Stars and Stripes Forever" is also considered a Disaster March.
4. That everyone needs a little privacy, especially short men with 8-pagers.
5. Old people lie. About carrying water for elephants. And probably other things too. Or maybe not, maybe they think it really happened. Like how you can just buy some mickey mouse ears off the internet and over time convince your kid that they've gone to Disney World while in reality you spent the vacation money on box wine and lottery tickets.
6. That red-lighting has nothing to do with the red light district.
7. That maybe my dog Emmy isn't really that dumb, maybe she just speaks Polish.
8. You are never too old to run away and join the circus.
9. Retirement homes serve crappy food- although I actually already knew that.
10. It's best to just go ahead and wear a name tag, preferably large print, when visiting your loved ones in a retirement home. That way if they forget your name they can still pretend they know it and maintain a little dignity.
11. And while Water For Elephants is the holy grail to most NaNoWriMo authors, nowhere in the book, afterward, questions, etc does Sara Gruen acknowledge this. A little disappointing, Ms. Gruen, a little disappointing. Although I am in awe of your research skills and dedication.
Water For Elephants gets a Midnight Book Rating of:
LOL! This is hilarious. Now I'm going to read this one with a whole new perspective.
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ReplyDelete#7 and #8 are too funny.
ReplyDelete#12. Small hands, smell like cabbage. Oh wait, that's carnies. Nevermind.
ReplyDeleteGreat List Kate! I'm glad you liked this one so much, I might have to give it a try one of these days. Andrea is reading it for her book club as well, so I'll make sure she reads this post of yours.
ReplyDeletewhat a fun review! :) i loved the book too, and read it waaaay before the movie (not too inclined to watch the movie). glad you enjoyed it too.
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New follower here...love your site! I made the mistake of seeing the movie first and sobbed like a baby during most of the animal parts. Now I'm too scared to read the book!
ReplyDeleteFIRST- I TOTALLY love your blog design!!!
ReplyDeleteSecond... I've had Water For Elephants on my TBR forever dude!!!
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I like #8!
ReplyDeleteI need to get started on the audiobook soon.
I love the way you laid out this review/post! SO fun! I enjoyed this book far more than I thought I would, although there were definitely a few things that made me feel a little... WTF. :P
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