Bookworms are everywhere. I got this great book from one of my cyber friend, Ferina. We know each other through blogging and finally we exchanged our books collection. I lent her Bonsai and In A Strange Room and in return I got Water for Elephants and Room. Thanks for the books, Fer :)
I have read many positive comments about Water for Elephants, in fact it's already been translated into 44 languages and also has been adapted into a movie. The novel tells about circus. Novels with circus theme are not so many. If I went back to my elementary period, back to 80s, I remember one of children book with circus theme, it was Sirkus Pak Galliano written by Enid Blyton.
If Sirkus Pak Galliano seems so fun. Even at that time I myself dreamed to join a circus. But Sara Gruen, the author of Water for Elephants tells circus from a different point of view. The main character here is a veterinary student, Jacob Jankowski, who can't continue his study and fail to take his final exam due to his parents death and debts .
Destiny takes him to a traveling circus. His adventure begins in a circus group back in 1930s as a circus vet. The story is told back and forth, from Jacob as a 90-or-93-year-old-guy in a nursing home and Jacob as a 20-something-guy who joins a circus group. The author detail research makes this novel a great one. The author can describe the ups and downs in a circus group vividly. The story seems so real. It will linger in your mind for days. A very recommended novel. Already translated by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama on September 2010. Good translation as always but my critic is on the front cover, why is it so dark? I guess circus supposed to be associated with bright colour, don't you think so?
Water for Elephants
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6 comments:
Buku yang fenomenal :)
Mbak Ferina juga suka buku ini ya, sudah ada buku barunya lho mbak, yuk yuk baca bareng *tapi blom beli* :p
Cover yang Indo memang suram banget ya.
hai...Mia, thx sudah mampir, iya buku barunya Sara Gruen memang menggoda tp tumpukan dosa eh...buku msh byk bgt yg belum disentuh,hehe... kebiasaan kalap tiap liat buku baru tp kemampuan baca terbatas :(
covernya gelap.. biar orang tau kali kalo sirkus gak segemerlap yang ada di depan mata :) hehehe.. sok tau..
@ferina: Ehm..bener jg, mungkin covernya mau kasih gambaran bahwa cerita buku ini tragis kali ya?! *ikut2soktau* :p
ow ternyata ada bukunya ya.. soalnya tadi liat iklan film ini. yg main aktor 'Twilight', Robert Pattinson :D
@mbYana: Iya, ada bukunya tapi aku ga yakin filmnya bisa sebagus bukunya :)
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