Water for Elephants

Last night I finished my most recent read/love, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
I actually saw this book on a shelf about a year ago in Target and was immediately stuck by the vintage colored artwork that was displayed all across the cover. It was beautiful to me. I recently bought it on my Kindle and dove into it. My co-worker had also read it and was telling me that a movie for it was forth coming so I hurried to finish in anticipation. It truly was so vivid and entertaining.
The book surprised me often by describing the horrors that came with being a part of the most "spectacular show on earth" as well as it's perks. I can only remember seeing the circus once as a child, but being completely enamored with it's magic. The animals, the food, the excitement  all came rushing back to me as I progressed through this amazing book even though the time period was so long ago.
Upon finishing the last chapter, I decided read the Author's Note. She went into the stories of her research and how some of the craziest tales that were depicted during this story were actually real stories that came from documentation from traveling circuses around the world. Fascinating.


Hopefully this will have intrigued some of you to give this dreamy book a try. Oh, and did I mention that Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon will play the leads in the movie. I have included the trailer for your enjoyment.