Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

394 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced

Description

Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Award for Most Popular Book.An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned...

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Community Reviews Summary of 37,794 reviews

Moods

adventurous 73%
emotional 69%
sad 33%
tense 28%
dark 26%
reflective 22%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 12%
inspiring 11%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
lighthearted 7%
informative 6%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 21%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 31% | Plot: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.95

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