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Have you read Water for Elephants?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_for_Elephants_(film)

No, I own it but I have held back from reading it because my abusive mother gave it to me and raved about it and now I have this strong negative emotional connection to it. So, I am waiting for that to eventually fade.

Oh! How sad she blemished that book for you! I hope you can bring yourself to read, but I get that!