Water for Elephants

Book:

• Awkward/ inappropriate scenes that were long and not at all vital to the plot.
• Engaging and interesting concept.
• The plot had an appropriate amount of twists and unpredictability.
• The main characters weren't extremely lovable, only the elephant was.
• Interesting narration that kept the pages turning.
• Bad language.

Movie:

• Inappropriate scenes cut out or only hinted at.
• Kept true to the plot with only a few necessary changes. It kept the twists and unpredictability.
• The characters were engaging and personable and extremely well cast- even down to the relatively minor characters. Even the age gaps were exactly as I had imagined.
• A lame last line/ ending which stayed true to the book but lacked ingenuity and good acting. It could have been a lot better.

This is one of the few times I would not recommend the book and suggest you rent the movie- it kept the good and largely eliminated the bad.