http://share.triangle.com/node/15352 Comments for "Great & Powerful Elephant" en http://share.triangle.com/node/15352#comment-112093 <p>Sunday's N&amp;O mentioned a great offer on the "Read" page. If you post about "Water for Elephants," they'll send you Sarah Addison Allen's "The Sugar Queen." Now, that's a deal I can't pass up!</p> <p>I just started reading "Water for Elephants," and it's really captivating. I'm a little worried about scenes of animal cruelty that I've heard about, but I'll steel my nerves for them.</p> <p>Who else has started reading, and what do you think?</p> Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:19 -0400 Linda comment 112093 at http://share.triangle.com http://share.triangle.com/node/15352 <!-- BeginContext name="blog-teaser" q="(share|communities/*)" --> Have you been to the circus? What is it like? Powerful, thrilling, mesmerizing? Frightening, overwhelming, a bit sad? Our own feelings about the circus play into our reading of Gruen's book. If we're mesmerized, Gruen's take&hellip;<!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="share/blog" --> <p>Have you been to the circus? What is it like? Powerful, thrilling, mesmerizing? Frightening, overwhelming, a bit sad? Our own feelings about the circus play into our reading of Gruen's book.</p> <p>If we're mesmerized, Gruen's take on the circus might call to mind the Wizard of Oz, when the Wizard says, right before the gig is up: &quot;Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.&quot;</p> <p>Gruen flatly ignores the wizard, showing us that even though we might dream of running away to the circus, it's not all fun &amp; games &amp; cotton candy.</p> <p> What is the effect of seeing behind the curtain in Gruen's book? Is it empowering? Illuminating? A lot like your own working life?</p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="blog" --> <p>Have you been to the circus? What is it like? Powerful, thrilling, mesmerizing? Frightening, overwhelming, a bit sad? Our own feelings about the circus play into our reading of Gruen's book.</p> <p>If we're mesmerized, Gruen's take on the circus might call to mind the Wizard of Oz, when the Wizard says, right before the gig is up: &quot;Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.&quot;</p> <p>Gruen flatly ignores the wizard, showing us that even though we might dream of running away to the circus, it's not all fun &amp; games &amp; cotton candy.</p> <p> What is the effect of seeing behind the curtain in Gruen's book? Is it empowering? Illuminating? A lot like your own working life?</p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="*" --> <p>Have you been to the circus? What is it like? Powerful, thrilling, mesmerizing? Frightening, overwhelming, a bit sad? Our own feelings about the circus play into our reading of Gruen's book.</p> <p>If we're mesmerized, Gruen's take on the circus might call to mind the Wizard of Oz, when the Wizard says, right before the gig is up: &quot;Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.&quot;</p> <p>Gruen flatly ignores the wizard, showing us that even though we might dream of running away to the circus, it's not all fun &amp; games &amp; cotton candy.</p> <p> What is the effect of seeing behind the curtain in Gruen's book? Is it empowering? Illuminating? A lot like your own working life?</p><!-- EndContext --> <p><a href="http://share.triangle.com/node/15352">read more</a></p> http://share.triangle.com/node/15352#comment bookclub books Entertainment read Sara Gruen Water for Elephants Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:04:48 -0400 marcysmith 15352 at http://share.triangle.com