371 reviews for:

Kick the Latch

Kathryn Scanlan

4.09 AVERAGE

informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Once I got into the rhythm of this, I was pretty captivated, and it did immerse me in this world of horse training as a woman.

I have a lot of questions about authorship after reading how this was written that also make me re-think my experience of reading it.

Read this for book club and really enjoyed! Very fast paced, and found I couldn’t put it down once I started. Despite the sparse language the character of Sonia shines through so much, with some surprisingly tender moments in such a hostile environment.
challenging inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
reflective relaxing fast-paced

Lekker helder boek dat speelt in de niet malse wereld van het paardenrennen. Korte hoofdstukken met grote gebeurtenissen in samengebalde zinnen. Gebaseerd op interviews met een vrouw die haar leven wijdde aan de paarden, waargebeurd dus. Interviews waarin niet het hele gevoelsleven wordt doorgewroet: maar wat voelde je daarbij? En dat merk je. Pluspunt wat mij betreft. Er wordt niks gedramatiseerd. De verhalen over enge mannen en ongelukken spreken voor zich.
informative reflective fast-paced
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No