tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post5354040628642177767..comments2024-01-18T00:33:10.659-08:00Comments on All Booked Up: Water For Elephants - Sara GruenElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-51238851140288686302012-01-25T19:37:46.242-08:002012-01-25T19:37:46.242-08:00I hadn't really thought of it quite like that,...I hadn't really thought of it quite like that, Italia, but you're right. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-49045415891169391442012-01-25T16:27:23.544-08:002012-01-25T16:27:23.544-08:00What started out as an interesting look at the liv...What started out as an interesting look at the lives of circus workers--something I hadn't given much thought to in the past--turned into a thought-provoking description of what thoughts run through an elderly person who feels trapped in a place where he has lost his much desired independence. I recommend this story to anyone who has a loved one or knows someone in a nursing home. It makes one realize just how much these individuals want to say, but cannot always communicate.Italiahttp://dpurposeofruning.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-22383601896695208472011-10-23T15:35:06.516-07:002011-10-23T15:35:06.516-07:00Yes she did. Thanks for commenting. Thinking about...Yes she did. Thanks for commenting. Thinking about it, it's surprising that the story worked as well as it did, but it does.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-35093332493263902562011-10-23T15:23:40.617-07:002011-10-23T15:23:40.617-07:00I thought that for a "boy meets girl" st...I thought that for a "boy meets girl" story, Water For Elephants was pretty good (my thoughts <a href="http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=720" rel="nofollow">http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=720</a>). The premise was outlandish but somehow Ms. Gruen pulled it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com