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 and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.
Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
莎拉·格鲁恩(Sara Gruen),对动物有着莫名的狂热,先前出版过两本与马有关的书,都广受欢迎。书中很多的角色都是根据真实人物为蓝本,故事背景则是根据1930年代的巡回马戏团。她现与丈夫、三名子女、四只猫、两头羊、两条狗、一匹马同住在芝加哥北部的环保小区。
嗯,所谓生活中,会有一些细小的,经历,让某一天变得与众不同,这是文字或者说故事,在我们不能亲自经历生活时所额外赐予的神奇力量。是的,没有想到,这本拖了整整一个月的书,在包里,在车上,在飞机上,在酒店里,在公司的桌上,在枕边,每一个位置都呆过,都告诉自己,要...
评分因为关注度太高,所以昧着良心给了个四星,结果发现原来不止我一个人觉得一般,所以直接降了一星。书的最后说作者是参考了很多真实的资料,堆砌成的这本书,可能是因为这种马戏团离我们的真实生活太远吧,我还是感觉不真实。 让我感觉平凡的最主要原因是因为书虽然很厚,...
评分 评分“我九十岁,或者九十三岁,不是九十就是九十三。 当你五岁的时候,自己几岁零几个月都了然于心。即使年过二十,你也把岁数记得一清二楚。你会说我二十三岁,二十七岁。可是到了三十来岁,怪事便发生了。一开始不过是一时的语塞,片刻的迟疑。“你几岁?”“噢,我——”...
马戏团和大萧条的背景为老掉牙的婚外恋爱情故事增色不少,但是。。。也仍然就是个畅销书而已。倒是很想看看电影中的Rosie。
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评分一定要看到结尾,就算猜到了会发生但是请一定要看完。
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评分人生来都是无罪的,这个世界给了我们不该有的东西……
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