Comments on: At the Water’s Edge

By: Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors

Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 03:32:34 +0000

So, it was definitely NO Water for Elephants, which I loved and adored, but it was a good read for me. A bit ‘romancy’ and really, let my imagination project the sex scenes, please, but I did like it. It is one I’m not getting out of my mind quickly–it’s lingering and making me think. And I admit celebrating at the end…not just the happy marriages, but Ellis, who, in my opinion, got just what he deserved! And that rather helped me forgive Hank just a bit for being such an ass…

By: Jennine G

Jennine G — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:36:58 +0000

Agreed. Not as good as Water for Elephants, but entertaining enough.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:21:30 +0000

In reply to Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors. LOL!!! :)

By: Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors

Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:20:31 +0000

In reply to Catherine.

The lyrics were along the lines of “It’s okay, I really do like Catherine and we agree on many books and authors, it’s really okay, it’s okay, I can giver her this one disagreement…it’s okay, la, la, la, la,…” 😉 And you are so correct! That is what makes it so much fun to discuss what we read with others!!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:46:35 +0000

In reply to Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors. Uh oh, what were you humming? You are correct, though, there are books and authors I love that leave other readers mystified. That's what's so great about reading, right?!

By: Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors

Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:10:06 +0000

In reply to Catherine.

I must admit I was silently humming a tune in my head while I read of your dislike of Water for Elephants! LOL I can’t imagine that..but for each book we all have unique reactions! 🙂 (I will not hold it against you…) 😉

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 19:57:49 +0000

In reply to Eva. I was that way about Elephants- people raved and I didn't like it at all. I hoped this might be the game changed for me, but it was not. Just not my cup of tea.

By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:43:49 +0000

You know how sometimes you read work by an author (Water for Elephants in this case) and you don’t like it but you feel like that’s on you because everyone else loves it so much? Then you hear about their second book and think ‘Maybe I should give that a try and see if I will like that one better’ but then you see a review like this and you’re like “mmmm maybe not’?

That’s me right now. I thank you for saving me from this one.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:58:26 +0000

In reply to Sarah's Book Shelves. You're welcome! I didn't like Elephants at all so think Gruen may not be an author for me.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:57:40 +0000

In reply to Naomi. You're exactly right- it was neither here nor there. When she was writing about the war and its effects I was interested but then her husband was so over the top I didn't know what to think.