nora_knight's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
This was a really interesting book. It told the story of horse racing in America and one particular horse in a very moving and interesting way, utilizing characters spanning 200 years. However, it also told a darker story of blackness in America and how rooted horse racing is in slavery. It was a moving, powerful book but the paragraphs and chapters were a bit long for my taste. Additionally, the story was told through many POVs but it would occasionally include other characters' thoughts and feelings during chapters which I found confusing and mostly unnecessary. This is a book that my mother and grandmother read and enjoyed, and it was lovely to discover the same story as two generations of women before me. Beautiful and important.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Animal death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Classism, Blood, War, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
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