Water for Elephants Review

Water for Elephants is well written, descriptive and poignant.  It details the life history and feelings of the main character as he comes of age, his life as a circus worker and the life he was forced to live as he aged.  The perception between past and present was enlightening and entertaining.  It puts first person light on aging, nursing homes and losing control over the way you want to live your life.  The main protagonist had much left to say and more to give to life.  While I enjoyed the book, while reading it I told people it was too dark to say I loved it.  However, I loved the ending.  My Aunt and I often shared books.  Water for Elephants was one of the last books that my Aunt read before she passed on.   My only hope is that it wasn't the last book she read, I'd like to think she left on a lighter note.