Water for Elephants

I just finished the book Water for Elephants and LOVED it.
Not only was it a story about the circus in the 1930's but it was really a story about how we should treat others. I saw Jacob, the main charater, as someone that I may interact with in my work with the disabled, and as well as my aging parents. I saw many of the charaters as staff that I interact with, as myself, and clients and/or their families.