Water for Elephants Audiolibro Por Sara Gruen arte de portada

Water for Elephants

Vista previa

$0.00 por los primeros 30 días

Prueba por $0.00
Escucha audiolibros, podcasts y Audible Originals con Audible Plus por un precio mensual bajo.
Escucha en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar en tus dispositivos con la aplicación gratuita Audible.
Los suscriptores por primera vez de Audible Plus obtienen su primer mes gratis. Cancela la suscripción en cualquier momento.

Water for Elephants

De: Sara Gruen
Narrado por: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
Prueba por $0.00

Escucha con la prueba gratis de Plus

Compra ahora por $21.04

Compra ahora por $21.04

Confirma la compra
la tarjeta con terminación
Al confirmar tu compra, aceptas las Condiciones de Uso de Audible y el Aviso de Privacidad de Amazon. Impuestos a cobrar según aplique.
Cancelar
An atmospheric tale of life and love in a Depression-era traveling circus.

Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. There he meets the freaks, grifters, and misfits that populate this world. Jacob introduces us to Marlena, beautiful star of the equestrian act; to August, her charismatic but twisted husband (and the circus' animal trainer); and to Rosie, a seemingly untrainable elephant.

Beautifully written, with a luminous sense of time and place, Water for Elephants tells of love in a world in which love's a luxury few can afford.

©2006 Sara Gruen (P)2006 HighBridge Company
Ficción Ficción Histórica Ficción Literaria Género Ficción Histórico Mayoría de Edad Romance Siglo XX Sincero Para sentirse bien

Reseñas de la Crítica

  • Book Sense Book of the Year Award, Adult Fiction, 2007
  • Audie Award Finalist, Fiction, Unabridged, 2007
" Water for Elephants resembles stealth hits like The Giant's House, by Elizabeth McCracken, or The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, books that combine outrageously whimsical premises with crowd-pleasing romanticism. . . . With a showman's expert timing, [Gruen] saves a terrific revelation for the final pages, transforming a glimpse of Americana into an enchanting escapist fairy tale.” ( New York Times Book Review)
"Just like a circus, the magic of the story and the writing convince you to suspend your disbelief." ( Booklist)
"Gruen skillfully humanizes the midgets, drunks, rubes, and freaks who populate her book." ( Publishers Weekly)
Captivating Dual Narrative • Vivid Circus Setting • Emotional Depth • Satisfying Conclusion • Seamless Timeline Transitions
Con calificación alta para:
Todas las estrellas
Más relevante  
I find the music a bit distracting and often too loud. Otherwise, really loved this book

Music on audible books

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

???Water for Elephants??? is a story about the circus, being in love, and hard times. The narration is done with two voices for the main character, at ages 93 and 23. LeDoux??? and Jones??? and their distinctive phrasing make Sara Gruen???s hero unforgettable.

Life happens; a 23 year old Jankowski is about to graduate from Veterinary school when his parents die in a car crash. In the 1929 crash of the car and the American economy, Jankowski???s life shatters. He is mentally broken; unable to take his final Veterinary exam. He has no money; his family is gone; he hops a train to anywhere. And the story progresses at the speed of life and memory.

Water for Elephants

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

This book had me at the 90 or 93 year old Jacob. This was such a heart warming story of how we can truly be destined for a certain calling and never lose that passion.

Wonderful!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Would you consider the audio edition of Water for Elephants to be better than the print version?

I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book, and would highly recommend it to anyone who likes a good story. Great skill in the narration, with both gentlemen totally selling their version of the younger / older character.

Probably the best audio book to which I've listened.

Like listening to a good movie

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Absolutely loved the narrator's they did an amazing job. finished it in just two days

Great narrator's.

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I had so much fun listening to this story. I really enjoyed how well each character was developed, even the small ones. Even before seeing the movie, I could easily picture all of the events unfold in my head. The two different narrators were great in expressing the emotions of the characters they portrayed. I highly recommend this book to any audiobook listener

Great story with 2 great narrators!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Beautifully narrated. Compelling story. So enjoyable to listen to. As is usually the case with books that have been turned into films, the book is far better than the movie!

Wonderfully touching story

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Loved listening from start to finish. The story was great and the narration did justice to every part of the story. I would definitely recommend it.

Amazing Book

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I have read this book, but listening to it was amazing. The two narrators made it my favorite audiobook to date!

Best audiobook

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I was a little bored? It was entertaining enough but I just wasn't enthralled with the story as some of the other reviewers. Maybe I'm being too harsh.

The narration is flawless, though. Wow.

Happy I Finally Listened, But....

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Ver más opiniones