A review by leiaslizzy
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

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.
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