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

Acerca de esta escucha

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  
Has moments so emotional it’s tough to listen but I’ve still returned at least 5 times. Just promise you’ll never watch the movie adaptation. Garbage!

One of my all time favorite audiobooks.

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

Great story. At times sad. Anyone who has worked in or around long-term care facilities will find this very heart-wrenching.

Very interesting

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

I love this story! I purchased this book years ago, and went for a second listen, and enjoyed both times! Fascinating learning about old-time circus life, this remains one of my favorite books. I love the storyline, the narrator, and everything about it. Brilliant!

great story, great performance!

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

I love, love, love this book so much. The dual narrators are superb. The story telling is excellent. I wouldn`t change a thing, even the niggling question at the end: did it really happen or did he make it up...

Lions and romance and elephants, oh my!

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

I really liked that it was so real and made me think about my old age. Wonderful story with a great ending!

I read this book many years ago and remembered I liked it. Still do, it’s a fantastic story!

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

Loved the music and voice of each character. The integration of the time periods was smooth and perfectly timed. I had never read the book nor seen the movie. So glad my first encounter was with this audiobook.
The cherry on the top were the happy endings. Especially for him at 93. Great experience.

Character development

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

I loved the loyalty to the S animal, treated them as gods creatures to care for

The 93 yo still looking for life!

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

I am trying to figure out why it took me so long to read this! This was a beautiful story!

Why did it take me so long!?

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

This book was so sincere, and you felt all the emotions with Jacob Jankowski. It was lovely and of perfect Length. No wonder they turned it into a movie.

Heartfelt & Fabulous Story

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

Interesting account of how things were during the depression in USA. Lovely descriptions of circus shows.

historical

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

Ver más opiniones