Really good movie!

I wasn't sure how I would like this book but I was pleasantly surprised. Took me back to a period in time and a profession that I was unfamiliar with. An easy read but very enjoyable.

Touching story. If I had not read the book before the movie I would not have liked the movie much. Gruen does an excellent job getting you to understand the characters.

I absolutely loved this book...but the ending surprised me and left me disappointed. I still had questions!! But, it was a really good read!

What a great book. A friend gave it to me to read. Thank goodness because I don't think I would have ever chosen it own my own. I was very surprised with how much I loved this book. Great read!

This is an amazing love story with all the twists and turns to keep you interested. Loved it!

I really liked this book. It was a beautiful love story. I was easy to read and entertaining!

Good book and much better than the movie!

This book is great! It's a page-turner with a great storyline and a nice ending.

I loved this book oh so much! It's probably one of my top 5 books I've read throughout my life. I haven't seen the movie, so my recommendation for this book is based only off the book. I enjoyed Robert Patteson's character the most in this book because he's such a risk taker, but mostly he's just a young boy in love with the beautiful girl who rides elephants. Robert's character works hard to get to Reese Witherspoon's character but I won't ruin the ending for you. I loved the ending the most!

I hated this story as I was reading it. I got so upset at things that were going on, but I couldn't put it down. When I finished it, I cried. I loved the book as awhole. That review sounds confusing, but I really did enjoy the ending of the book. It was perfect!

I think this was an overall good book. some of the scenes were a bit tough for me to read as they are pretty graphic, in their depiction of the abuses against these animals. It was upsetting to hear these pieces of the story but I still could not put it down. In the end I wanted to finish the book in hopes for a good outcome.

Loved this book.

Great Book. The book to me is better than the movie but I do like seeing it all play out. Great book to read.

Water for Elephants is beauty and tragedy mixed in with the ever-mysterious circus crowd. I appreciated the ending of the book and did a mental hooray for the main characters. The present-day chapters of the book were necessary to the story but made me a little sad.