Water for Elephants
is my latest reading assignment for book club. Instead of the usual meet-up to discuss the book over wine and food we'll be seeing the movie as well. The book was an easy read but came across a little flat. I found the details about circus life during the Depression to be the most interesting, but the rest of the story failed to hook me. While the romance is played up as the main story arc it came across almost like a throwaway. The beautiful (and helpless) female lead was one dimensional and her tortured relationship with her abusive/psychotic husband was barely fleshed out. And of course the ending was tied up with a nice bow, giving the reader the standard happy ending.Oddly enough I am excited to see the movie version.
