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640 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
"It's not true," says a character in Jane Smiley's funny, passionate, and brilliant new novel of horse racing, "that anything can happen at the racetrack," but many astonishing and affecting things do—and in Horse Heaven, we find them woven into a...
Community Reviews Summary of 212 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
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Animal cruelty, Drug use, FatphobiaModerate
Ableism, Body shaming, ConfinementMinor
Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence
640 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
"It's not true," says a character in Jane Smiley's funny, passionate, and brilliant new novel of horse racing, "that anything can happen at the racetrack," but many astonishing and affecting things do—and in Horse Heaven, we find them woven into a...
Community Reviews Summary of 212 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Drug use, FatphobiaModerate
Ableism, Body shaming, ConfinementMinor
Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence