tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791352718643895376.post6598933429506921131..comments2019-10-21T05:27:09.434-07:00Comments on Square One Books Online Book Club - West Seattle's Neighborhood Book Store: Water for Elephants by Sara GruenSquare One Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10939523523160949374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791352718643895376.post-84620194345863173802007-07-15T17:56:00.000-07:002007-07-15T17:56:00.000-07:00agree with both of you on the seeming differences ...agree with both of you on the seeming differences in August's death from the begining version and the later version - but if you reread the first chapter again - he uses the ambigous "she" pronoun throughout. <BR/> <BR/>Some in our recent discussion though tthe elephant - some thought Marlena...<BR/><BR/>Great book and an overwhelming favorite for the group this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791352718643895376.post-67298491644815629962007-07-15T17:22:00.000-07:002007-07-15T17:22:00.000-07:00Glad to see that I wasn't loosing it... When my b...Glad to see that I wasn't loosing it... When my book club discussed the book I seemed to be the only one that thought the story the first time around had the girl not the elephant committing the crime.<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791352718643895376.post-67074458611257550292007-07-11T11:47:00.000-07:002007-07-11T11:47:00.000-07:00Comments from Mia on Water for Elephants: Enjoyed...Comments from Mia on Water for Elephants: <BR/><BR/>Enjoyed more than I thought I would!<BR/>Interested in hearing a man's view of her portrayal of a male voice. Love some of her perspectives- <BR/><BR/>pg 13-I used to think I preferred getting old to the alternative.... All I can do is put in time waiting for the inevitable...<BR/><BR/>pg 109-I hate the bizarre policy of protective exclusion...it writes me off the page. ...it's a protective mechanism...against my future death...<BR/><BR/>About the truth of August's death, I believe the prologue to be true, and what Rosemary says to him on pg.177, at top, tells why his story changed. <BR/><BR/>...things you think on and wish on start to seem real...become a part of your history...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com