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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
i absolutely LOVE the formatting of this book, mostly because there’s something so pillow book esque about the length and nature and naming of the sections. i’m still trying to figure out how the big numbered sections are divided, though. i was drawn strongly by the unique narrative voice, that sounds like a talking voice, but has moments of awareness of the present time and a sense of the literary that extends beyond the events of the text. i’m not sure where the title comes from, which intrigues me. overall, amazing book that works really well at the length it’s written as
dark
funny
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
‘Als je ouders elkaar steeds in de haren zitten, als ze ruziemaken of als er sprake is van een echt onveilige situatie, is er altijd je paard. Als het echt erg was ging ik naar het paard en door het paard werd alles weer beter. Daarom zeg ik altijd dat mijn paard me heeft grootgebracht.’
Really interesting exercise in form. Gripping, flowed well. I am *not* fully comfortable in my understanding of the production process.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A perfect story.
A really impressive work of auto fiction- I would have loved reading a longer version of this to get to know the protagonist even better.
This book is one of those ones you eat up in one sitting. A book that you can't stop thinking about, but can't really explain why. Maybe it's the simplicity of the text or the loping gait of the prose. Each chapter felt like race: a start, a finish; quick and sharp, but meaningful. Whatever it was, this tiny novel left an impact on me and I really enjoyed it. As a horse person, this book is full of familiar sensations, but the scenery was wholly new to me, as I don't know much about the jockey/racing scene. Kick the Latch provided a glimpse behind the curtain as the reader follows the narrator on an interview style journey of her life on the track. This was such a unique style of writing to me, being a fictionalized story based on interviews with an actual person.
dark
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes