Reviews

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

dana_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

maria_mcmahan's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lianamathias's review against another edition

4.0

4.5. Loved it but thought Theo and Jess needed more character development.

gripyfish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tjmassaro's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

rhondafuller's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Very informative and well researched but very slow moving. 

cfish's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

bookscully's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

sophie_pesek's review against another edition

4.0

Extremely gripping! I don't know anything about horseracing, and it was interesting to learn. However, I found the way Theo is written to be a bit problematic... he is the archetype of "the perfect black man" who seems to only exist as a plot device and to spark Jess's racial awakening

emardesen's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0