Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen with John Randolph Jones, David LeDoux

11 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary 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 45,417 reviews

Moods

adventurous 75%
emotional 69%
sad 31%
tense 28%
dark 26%
reflective 21%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
challenging 11%
funny 9%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 21%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 30% | Plot: 18%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.96

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