Reviews

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

audra_spiven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

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

5.0

bcgg's review against another edition

5.0

As I started reading Horse, it soon became clear to me that I was reading a true novel. Too many of the other books I have read, have been lacking in the depth of research, the careful structure of prose, the weaving together of past and present.
It is a 6 star novel in my opinion and will remain one of my favorites.

carolbsmith's review against another edition

2.0

It took me nearly 3 weeks to read this book, which is very telling. I really did want to love it, but I also just wanted to put it down. I almost quit reading it a couple times, and now I wish I had. The ending was terrible! I'm not a "it's gotta feel good for me to like it" kind of reader, but this ending was a bit much. The racism throughout the book felt contrived to me... written from the perspective of white people and not quite getting to the racist heart of the matter. I know I'm going against popular opinion with this review, but it's my experience.

the_suze's review against another edition

informative tense medium-paced

5.0

thankstomylocallibrary's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

jessegoddard's review against another edition

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

craftsbury's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

DNF; did not like; seemed it was just trying to check off certain boxes.

dopamine_surge's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

linda3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

intensebeet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The historical portion of the novel is compelling but the modern part is much less so. It feels rushed and like it's trying too hard. The inclusion of 

Spoiler

the start of the pandemic on the plane

at the end seemed wholly irrelevant to the rest of the novel.