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Now On My Kindle: "A Reliable Wife"

April 17, 2011

I finally finished “Water For Elephants.” Wow. I loved the book. I know there were people here who didn’t get into it, but I was mesmerized right from the beginning and my interest only grew. And the ending didn’t disappoint in the slightest. How Sara Gruen was able to write so convincingly about Depression-era circus life, having never even been to a circus before embarking on this book, amazes me. But her storytelling – and her ability to get inside the head of her male protagonist – trumped the research. Very impressive novel.

When I asked for recommendations for what I should read next, it was my sister who suggested Robert Goolrick’s “A Reliable Wife.” (I downloaded Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” too, but I was in the mood to start another novel.) So far, I’m hooked. I think I’m halfway through the book and I only started reading it this morning. Goolrick’s writing is overwrought in spots (do we really need to hear how desperate the main character is for sex – like 1,000 times in one chapter?), but the plot is fascinating and I can’t wait to see where it leads. Has anybody else read this one?

 

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Am I The Last One To Read "Water For Elephants?"

March 28, 2011

Sometimes it takes me awhile to catch up to what the rest of the world is reading. I’m too busy with my own stuff to keep up. But after I finished the Agassi book I was ready for some fiction and decided to download “Water For Elephants” on my Kindle. Sara Gruen’s novel has been a fixture on bestseller lists and will be a movie next month with Reese Witherspoon. I figured I’d better get with the program.

So far, I’m loving it. What a unique voice Gruen has and what a fascinating backdrop. If you told me I’d be reading about a circus, I’d say, “Nah.” But I was hooked from the first page and have stayed hooked.

If there’s anything else I should put on my Must Read list, please let me know. I love recommendations.

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Jane Heller is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her fourteen breezy, witty novels of romantic comedy and suspense are now entertaining millions of readers around the world, along with her two books of nonfiction.

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