My Twilight
December 16th, 2010 @ 10:09 am |
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Sometimes a book comes along that is so wonderfully written the reader can’t help but visualize the story as it unfolds. I’m not a particularly imaginative person but I could picture every train car, Big Top and costume while reading Water for Elephants. It was one of those books that made me think about it long after I turned the last page. I’m ridiculously excited for the upcoming movie version which stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson - brilliant casting in my opinion. (You can have RPattz as the glittery, blood sucking Edward. He’s much hotter as Jacob.) It looks like everything I imagined and more.
Water for Elephants is the story of a veterinary student who, upon finding out he can’t afford his tuition, joins a traveling circus as the animal caretaker. He finds friendship, love and the battle of his life along the way. Author Sara Gruen thoroughly researched the circus lifestyle of the 1920s and did an excellent job of painting a picture of the camaraderie between the employees and animals and the abuse they suffered along the way. If you haven’t yet read the book, I highly recommend it. Anyone want to join me at the movie theater?
December 21st, 2010 @ 11:50 am
I LOVED this book and had no idea a movie was coming out. So exciting!!
January 19th, 2011 @ 5:11 pm
The scene in the coming attractions — the one with the elephant standing in their backyard next to the clothesline — almost made me cry in the middle of NCIS last night. Can’t wait til it comes out!