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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
I can’t. WTF is this shit. “They looked at eachother as lovers…he loved Flockas soft, moist lips on him…” ITS A FUCKING HORSE I CANT
A classic that I read over and over again as a child. I found a used hardcover edition at a local bookstore and had to save it. It's funny how books will reappear and enter one's life at random yet not necessarily haphazard times. I am looking forward to re-reading it. It's definitely a good book to start 2020.
Read this as a kid, can't remember much about it except that it made me cry.
DNF. I’ve made it over 50 pages in and I still just don’t care about these characters. Decided even in a quarantine, this isn’t the book for me.
I read this many years ago- a wonderful story about a strong bond between a boy and the horse that eventually becomes his. When I saw commercials for the movie version of this, I was appalled that they changed the main character to a girl instead of a boy... talk about character indiscrepancy!
"She heard the jack pines roaring - like surf, she thought, yes, like the sea. It was a day when she wanted to be outdoors, riding on the range, where the wind would whip her hair and drive her the way it drove the tumbleweed across the Green."
What a charming book! It's a story of growing up, what we can learn from animals, and the rugged beauty of nature. The way O'Hara describes her settings reminds me a bit of Laura Ingalls Wilder and it’s just such lovely wordsmithing. As for her characters, she captures the frustrations and desires of a young boy so well when writing from Ken’s POV. Ken’s parents also get the chance to stand on their own, not just how they relate to Ken. My only disappointment is Ken's brother Howard, who serves as a foil to Ken in the beginning but then essentially doesn't show up again in any meaningful context.
I was also not expecting the anti-capitalist rants in this book from 1941 lol. It is frustrating though, that people have been criticizing this economic system for at least the past 80 years without any change.
Upon finishing this book, I wanted nothing more than to drop everything and head west to experience the sunrise in the wilderness from the back of a fast horse~
What a charming book! It's a story of growing up, what we can learn from animals, and the rugged beauty of nature. The way O'Hara describes her settings reminds me a bit of Laura Ingalls Wilder and it’s just such lovely wordsmithing. As for her characters, she captures the frustrations and desires of a young boy so well when writing from Ken’s POV. Ken’s parents also get the chance to stand on their own, not just how they relate to Ken. My only disappointment is Ken's brother Howard, who serves as a foil to Ken in the beginning but then essentially doesn't show up again in any meaningful context.
I was also not expecting the anti-capitalist rants in this book from 1941 lol. It is frustrating though, that people have been criticizing this economic system for at least the past 80 years without any change.
Upon finishing this book, I wanted nothing more than to drop everything and head west to experience the sunrise in the wilderness from the back of a fast horse~
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the best horse stories out there. It’s a classic for a reason. The descriptive writing is just so good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was fortunate enough to read this as an adult, rather than as a child. Despite the simplistic writing and the fact that this is a 'boy and his horse' story, I don't believe this is really a book for children--at least not young children who have no parental guidance while reading.
At least one horse dies fairly gruesomely, and while it isn't described in detail, it's made pretty clear that the horse bled to death during an operation to remove an undescended testicle. Oh, and this is just a page after it's described how nice and sweet that same horse is, and how much Ken likes it. Young children will probably be traumatized if they're not warned about this in advance, and/or if their parent doesn't take the time to explain it and comfort them. Also, Flicka herself is in grave danger several times during the book.
Nevertheless, if the child is old enough and has an adult available to counsel them if necessary, I think they could handle it. It probably depends on the child and how sensitive they are.
Having read it as an adult, the simplistic writing made it a fast, easy read. I enjoyed it, but I felt O'Hara was trying to say too many things within the same book, so the messages sort of got tangled up and lost in each other. In the end, I wasn't sure what her point was. All 'deeper meaning' aside, it's a pretty good story as well. Ken is fairly likable, and of course Flicka is a sweetheart.
At least one horse dies fairly gruesomely, and while it isn't described in detail, it's made pretty clear that the horse bled to death during an operation to remove an undescended testicle. Oh, and this is just a page after it's described how nice and sweet that same horse is, and how much Ken likes it. Young children will probably be traumatized if they're not warned about this in advance, and/or if their parent doesn't take the time to explain it and comfort them. Also, Flicka herself is in grave danger several times during the book.
Nevertheless, if the child is old enough and has an adult available to counsel them if necessary, I think they could handle it. It probably depends on the child and how sensitive they are.
Having read it as an adult, the simplistic writing made it a fast, easy read. I enjoyed it, but I felt O'Hara was trying to say too many things within the same book, so the messages sort of got tangled up and lost in each other. In the end, I wasn't sure what her point was. All 'deeper meaning' aside, it's a pretty good story as well. Ken is fairly likable, and of course Flicka is a sweetheart.