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Jeannette Walls
288 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439160534
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere."Those old cows knew trouble w...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,463 reviews
Moods
inspiring 55%
reflective 44%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 24%
informative 19%
lighthearted 14%
challenging 10%
sad 9%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
tense 3%
Pace
fast 44%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, SuicideModerate
Pregnancy, Death of parent, Animal deathMinor
Alcohol, Self harm, Animal cruelty—
Jeannette Walls
288 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439160534
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere."Those old cows knew trouble w...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,463 reviews
Moods
inspiring 55%
reflective 44%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 24%
informative 19%
lighthearted 14%
challenging 10%
sad 9%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
tense 3%
Pace
fast 44%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, SuicideModerate
Pregnancy, Death of parent, Animal deathMinor
Alcohol, Self harm, Animal cruelty