The first time I heard of Water For Elephants was on a beach in Connecticut. We were there for Jake's cousin's wedding and David was running around the beach. I saw this woman reading the book and got it confused with another one and when I realized my mistake, I asked her how it was. She said she was liking it, but didn't seem enthusiastic enough for me to want to place it on my library queue.

A few weeks ago, I was at Kepler's and saw the book again. I decided I wanted to give it a try. I got it from the library three weeks ago and it's been sitting around, waiting to be read. Despite being on vacation, I haven't read much at all in the last three weeks and I was getting worried that something was wrong with me.

Turns out nothing was wrong with me, and everything was wrong with the books I was trying to read. I picked this book up since it was due back in two days and I wanted to at least check it out. And, man, am I glad I did. I read it in two days and loved loved LOVED it. I can't even tell you why. I fell into the story immediately and enjoyed every single minute of it.

Despite the unusual setting, this is a timeless story and fantastic writing. Highly recommended.