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lizrushby's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
surdiablo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Don't have a lot to say, just a beautiful, straightforward story that had me teary-eyed toward the end. It's short and fast-paced, perhaps a bit too fast sometimes, affecting emotional resonance, but definitely worth a read if you love books involving animal protagonists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gun violence
Minor: Child death
kiwij96's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
An emotional war story told through the perspective of a horse. A very good book for children in secondary school to tell the horrors of war in an age-appropriate manner. Some good visual discriptions, and an interesting concept for narrating a war story. But not enough time to grow attached to characters and sometimes it doesn't make a lot of sense as to where the characters are.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol
leiaslizzy's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book is utterly devastating. It's about a lot of things: war, friendship, grief, love... but it all comes together to make something beautiful. I cried so much reading this. Telling it from Joey's perspective rather than from a soldier's was a brilliant idea on Michael Morpurgo's side. He wanted to show the universal suffering of war, and he did. He demonstrated it perfectly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Death
caro06's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, and War
anna_hepworth's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I picked this up because I vaguely recognise the author's name, but don't particularly know anything about their writing. This is a well written children's historical, but I found the viewpoint just a bit beyond my ability to suspend disbelief, particularly as there is apparently no language barrier for the horse.
There are some pretty flights of fantasy; some of the story might be accurate (the author's note at the beginning indicates this is the story of a real horse), but there are sections that have to have been made up wholecloth, because they fill in the gaps between what is known and what isn't.
The resolution is a bit flat, but then it is war, and so many people die. And horses.
There are some pretty flights of fantasy; some of the story might be accurate (the author's note at the beginning indicates this is the story of a real horse), but there are sections that have to have been made up wholecloth, because they fill in the gaps between what is known and what isn't.
The resolution is a bit flat, but then it is war, and so many people die. And horses.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and War
nienkedekoster's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Zelden zo’n boek dat ik zo dicht bij mijn hart hou.
War horse is altijd al een van mijn favoriete geweest…. Als klein meisje werd ik al betoverd door Joey dit echter in het theater.
Nu flink een paar jaar later heb ik dan besloten om het boek te lezen. En ik werd niet teleurgesteld, opnieuw wist Joey mij te betoveren.
Morprurgo weet als geen ander de verschrikkingen van de eerste wereld oorlog. Hij dit dit zelf heeft bijgewoond kan via “een paard” een belangrijke boodschap in het verhaal kwijt.
Joey wordt in het boek ingezet bij beide partijen eerst is hij van de Engelse/ franse en de duisters. Joey maakt het echter niks uit zolang de mensen maar goed voor hem zijn en zolang hij maar terug kan, terug naar huis naar Albert
Het wederkeer tussen Joey en Albert is dan ook hartverscheurend. Joey en Albert zijn dan wel weer terug bij elkaar maar het verlies en leed die beide hebben mee gemaakt weegt zwaar.
Desondanks weet de schrijver dit allemaal samen te brengen op een “luchtige” manier.
Een mooi kinderboek die luchtig te verteren is met een toch wel zware maar leerzame inhoud
War horse is altijd al een van mijn favoriete geweest…. Als klein meisje werd ik al betoverd door Joey dit echter in het theater.
Nu flink een paar jaar later heb ik dan besloten om het boek te lezen. En ik werd niet teleurgesteld, opnieuw wist Joey mij te betoveren.
Morprurgo weet als geen ander de verschrikkingen van de eerste wereld oorlog. Hij dit dit zelf heeft bijgewoond kan via “een paard” een belangrijke boodschap in het verhaal kwijt.
Het wederkeer tussen Joey en Albert is dan ook hartverscheurend. Joey en Albert zijn dan wel weer terug bij elkaar maar het verlies en leed die beide hebben mee gemaakt weegt zwaar.
Desondanks weet de schrijver dit allemaal samen te brengen op een “luchtige” manier.
Een mooi kinderboek die luchtig te verteren is met een toch wel zware maar leerzame inhoud
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, and War
Minor: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse
skylacine's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Damn sad horse book making me tearbend.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/02/book-review-war-horse-by-michael.html#more
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/02/book-review-war-horse-by-michael.html#more
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
_laurabb_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I mean it’s war horse. It’s a classic. If you don’t love it, do you have a soul?
I’ve seen the film, i’ve seen the play at the national theatre, i’ve read the book and i cried and loved them all. A wholesome WW story, i’m not one for a war story but really it’s all about the pure bonds between man and animal and how our bonds are what get us through tough times.
It does deal with tough themes, but really it’s a great intro to war and conflict without being too vivid but not sugar-coating too much. Allow your kids to talk through this book because I had some very formative talks with my parents over this book and really helped understand these themes throughly.
I’ve seen the film, i’ve seen the play at the national theatre, i’ve read the book and i cried and loved them all. A wholesome WW story, i’m not one for a war story but really it’s all about the pure bonds between man and animal and how our bonds are what get us through tough times.
It does deal with tough themes, but really it’s a great intro to war and conflict without being too vivid but not sugar-coating too much. Allow your kids to talk through this book because I had some very formative talks with my parents over this book and really helped understand these themes throughly.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty and War