tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post2156758770899684931..comments2023-10-26T06:17:15.781-05:00Comments on Inspirations: Water for Elephants by Sara GruenGlennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-7373714666264545322011-06-05T12:16:19.128-05:002011-06-05T12:16:19.128-05:00Yeah, dying would seem to be pretty much a last re...Yeah, dying would seem to be pretty much a last resort.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-25788100410652845402011-06-05T10:54:28.736-05:002011-06-05T10:54:28.736-05:00Or you could combine them like Hollywood does coup...Or you could combine them like Hollywood does couples. Elephee? Beephant? .....or not.<br /><br />Really though, putting elephant or bee in the title is better than the less attractive way of doing it...dying, which seemed to have worked well for Steig Larsson.<br /><br />Honestly, I can't say the book was really written as a literary critique might go, but I enjoyed the style of it.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-5201833632419268622011-06-04T23:28:59.440-05:002011-06-04T23:28:59.440-05:00This was a big, big book even before the movie, an...This was a big, big book even before the movie, and we've sold many copies. I get the sense that a lot of people are drawn in by the story, but that the writing isn't that hot. <br /><br />I think if I was trying to write a best selling novel, I would put either 'elephant' or 'bee' in the title. Or possibly both.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com