Update: Book Club (“Water For Elephants”)
Dunno where you guys are re: reading "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, the first Huckleberries Online Book of the Month. But I've read the prologue and first three chapters. And am blown away by the writing and the tale. Hat Tip to the individual who suggested it for our first book. The prologue hooks you with a long-ago murder, an intro to the main character whose ninetysomething and reflecting back, a tragedy that pushed him into a life as a circus hand, and the rough underbelly of circus life in the old days. I've tried to limit myself to a chapter a day, simply to enjoy the writing and the tale. We'll begin discussing this when Librarian Bette Ammon gets back from vacation.
