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Title: Completely unsympathetic protagonist
Review: _Water for Elephants_ is one of the best books I have read in the last decade, so I was looking forward to reading Sara Gruen's debut novel. After reading it, I have to say that I do not know how she got a contract for another book. Annemarie Zimmer is a loser: bad wife, bad mother, bad daughter, bad girlfriend, bad employee, bad manager, bad human being. She whines constantly and is completely self-absorbed. Worst of all, she is not even an interesting character. At least Voldemort is a compelling villain in Harry Potter - Annemarie Zimmer shows absolutely no growth or self-awareness throughout this novel. I would have chucked this book long before the end if it hadn't been written by Gruen. It is hard to believe that the same author wrote this mess and _Water for Elephants_. To recap, I hated _Riding Lessons_.
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