When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits -- the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth -- a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, 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. 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.
I was on a movie based on the book kick the other day when I was filling my netflix que and this was one that I was able to watch the other day. I was surprised, all I knew going in was that it was a book. I had not looked at the actors in it nor anything about the book. I was pleasantly surprised because I like those actors and experiencing such a story on hard times and the life in a carnival was very neat. Watching the film I'm not sure if I would like the book or not, because I think it might have lost my interest. However, it was very interesting and challenging in parts to watch. I would watch it again.
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