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readertate's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
lot_be's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Quite slow paced, but the amazing writing style made up for it. Cried multiple times and felt so engaged with all the characters, even tho we're only with them for a couple chapters.
Skimmed the last 50 pages tho oop.
Ginger <33
Jhon, James, Joe and Jerry <3
I hate the lying cunts York and Reuben for not keeping promises. Sweet Ginger did not deserve to go through all that again and beauty never had to know it. George ain't any better.
Love the insights this book gave me. This book has so many implications about protests and rallys for horse welfare. The fact that horse mistreatment was a serious crime is so weird in a world where bairing reigns are normal.
Skimmed the last 50 pages tho oop.
Ginger <33
Jhon, James, Joe and Jerry <3
I hate the lying cunts York and Reuben for not keeping promises. Sweet Ginger did not deserve to go through all that again and beauty never had to know it. George ain't any better.
Love the insights this book gave me. This book has so many implications about protests and rallys for horse welfare. The fact that horse mistreatment was a serious crime is so weird in a world where bairing reigns are normal.
Content Warnings
Minor: War, Gore, and Blood
mark_74's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
It's been about 40yrs since I first read this and I found it just as moving as I did the first time. Beautifull written, it takes you on an incredible journey of ups and downs in a horses life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: War
zoethewyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is a beautifully aged classic. Written in the mid-late 1800’s, it was one of the first of its kind as a book from the perspective of an animal, and was a great help in creating the animal welfare movement. This animal welfare message is clearly visible and repeated throughout the entire book, but in such a way that it’s never repetitive or annoying.
It’s often talks about standing up for the oppressed, which in the book is animals and horses, but still rings very true to today’s world- full of racial and economic inequality, police brutality, etc. To quote the book, “Do you know why this world is as bad as it is? ... it is because people think only about their own business, and won’t trouble themselves to stand up for the oppressed, nor bring the wrongdoer to light. ... if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.”
It’s often talks about standing up for the oppressed, which in the book is animals and horses, but still rings very true to today’s world- full of racial and economic inequality, police brutality, etc. To quote the book, “Do you know why this world is as bad as it is? ... it is because people think only about their own business, and won’t trouble themselves to stand up for the oppressed, nor bring the wrongdoer to light. ... if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War
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