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I was a little concerned when I started seeing reviews that the book was not good. If you like Sara Gruen’s writing, then read the book. If you are Looking for Water For Elephants part 2, then this might not be the book for you. I really like Sara’s other books. I like her style of writing, she reminds me of Jodi Picoult. Gruen does her homework on her subjects making the story real.

I am so glad that I did not let the reviews make me miss this book. I felt the book was different then Water for Elephants but this was not a sequel to that but a separate book and should be judged separately. The story is very slow to start but draws you in. I felt that I put my foot on the gas and did not let go and then the end was there. It was a little predictable but that comes when you read 2-3 books a week. You know that authors like to tie up ends and give you pretty packages.

There are many different characters in the book, none are really developed all the way, there is no main characters, they all share the role. You are left with some questions about the past and what the future might hold. I would have liked to see a thicker book with more developed characters.

A horrible disappointment. I waited for months for this book to come out, assuming that it would be of the same caliber as "Water for Elephants". It took me weeks of forcing myself to read to get through the book. At the end, I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, including the apes. I was just happy to be finished.

Trite dialogue, unbelievable characters and situations. Feels like a first effort and hard to believe she wrote the excellent Water for Elephants.

This is the first book I read by Sara Gruen. I was disappointed. The story about the apes and researcher is fascinating. There was not enough story around this subject The story focuses on the newspaper reporter and his wife the story is boring and too much. It was a fast read. I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what happen to the apes. There are parts of the story that I would have liked more developed.