Reviews tagging 'Death'

Horse: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks, Geraldine Brooks

27 reviews

sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality

winn_e's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape

katiescott's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

bookslumper's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Torture

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

tlbignerd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

I'm a bit of a sucker for books where two vastly different timelines tell one linked and cohesive story. The focus here on the horse and everything around it were incredibly deep and engrossing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Death and Police brutality

rachelwierick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal death