Water for Elephants in Reading Challenges

Feb 20, 2020 Georgiana 1792 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: catene-associative-3, reading-bingo-2020, tavolozza-geo-2020, ripuliamo-lo-scaffale-2020

Un romanzo storico che ricostruisce la vita in un circo che viaggia su un treno negli anni della Grande Depressione; è Jacob, il protagonista - ormai uno scontroso vecchietto in una casa di riposo - che narra quei mesi terribili e meravigliosi in cui, dopo aver abbandonato gli studi di veterinaria alla Cornell proprio prima dell'esame finale - a causa dello scombussolamento dovuto alla morte dei genitori per un incidente stradale - si trova a seguire il circo dei Fratelli Benzini, uno spettacolo ...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Noce rated it liked it · review of another edition

La casa ideale ha sempre un locale di disimpegno.

Va bene. Mi devo ricredere. Pensavo fosse un’emerita schifezza. Invece tutto sommato no. O meglio, poteva essere molto peggio. Poteva esserci una storia d’amore alla Harmony con frasi smielate da Baci Perugina e scene di sesso alla Beautiful ad esempio. Oppure potevano esserci descrizioni dettagliatissime di inenarrabili atrocità compiute sugli animali, giusto per smuovere la categoria degli animalisti che è più folta di quella dei vegani. Invece ...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Roberta rated it really liked it

Shelves: america-settentrionale

I picked up this book because I liked the cover and the title. I heard about it because of the upcoming movie, but I managed to avoid spoilers. So I didn't know anything about the plot, I only knew it was a famous book, recommended by many.
And I recommend it, too. It's well written, and the love story is not as overwhelming as I feared. My favourite carachter was Walter: I was a little shocked when he "left" the narration, but I don't want to reveal any details, in case you haven't read it yet.
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Sep 17, 2010 Kelly rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, moving, fiction, love, lit

I must admit, Ms. Gruen has an amazing talent when it comes to setting the atmosphere. Moving through the pages, you become immersed in the surreal and evocative, only to be washed anew in a capacious frivolity without so much a hiccup between the two. It is this talent that propels you through the book without you ever noticing just how deeply attached you're becoming to the cast or how much history you're absorbing. Granted, while I did take issue with the handling of the outcome of two minor ...more

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