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Horse by Geraldine Brooks

103 reviews

marycage's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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spudsimple's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I loved Year of Wonder and with all the hype around this book was so excited to read it. Unfortunately, it just didn't hit the same way for me for a couple of reasons. First, I really wasn't enthralled with the subject matter. This solidified that I am not a horse girl and never will be and I could honestly care less about horses and horse culture. With that, the book started off super slow for me and it just felt tedious to get through at points. My other main critique is that the weaving in of race relations in the United States, specifically the exploitation of black men through slavery to today, felt clunky and ill conceptualized. It was very clear that a white woman wrote those characters and there was a marked difference in the teasing out of characters such as Jess and those of Jarrett and Theo.

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kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is incredible. It makes you think, feel, laugh. I love how everything gets connected in the end. I couldn't put it down, I'm so excited to discuss it with my book club.

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silas_ever's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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kendoll_renea's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

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sharppointysticks's review against another edition

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3.5

A fictional story about a real race horse and race in America. The Jodi Picoult-esque emotionally manipulative ending got me all fired up. The fact that it's totally believable plot line is a reflection on how little progress has been made over the time span of the novel.

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