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A review by c41
Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West
2.0
3 1/2 stars. It would geta 4 if not for the drawn out nature of the main storyline. Quite a bit could be taken out to condense it and still be able to keep the integrity.
I chose this book initially to branch out from my norm. I am glad I did. I have never read a book about a team before. I enjoyed this one.
The cast of characters is varied and completely lovable. I laughed and cried right along with them. I found myself glued to the edge of my seat as though I were on a bench in the stands.
This story had me believing in the miracle of the underdog. I was rooting for this haphazard team of boys from start to finish. Reading about such fierce self-preservation and all-out determintation has imbedded a nugget of courage in me. Feeling the pain of another loss in your life so much that you are sure your broken heart will never mend, only to find it can be filled with hope all over again. I find myself with a feeling of elation. I want to face down the dragons in my own circumstances; never give an inch; never "let them get the calf." I feel I can "look the elephant in the eye" and come out triumphant, not just by winning but by doing...by being...by living. I hope this feeling lasts.
I chose this book initially to branch out from my norm. I am glad I did. I have never read a book about a team before. I enjoyed this one.
The cast of characters is varied and completely lovable. I laughed and cried right along with them. I found myself glued to the edge of my seat as though I were on a bench in the stands.
This story had me believing in the miracle of the underdog. I was rooting for this haphazard team of boys from start to finish. Reading about such fierce self-preservation and all-out determintation has imbedded a nugget of courage in me. Feeling the pain of another loss in your life so much that you are sure your broken heart will never mend, only to find it can be filled with hope all over again. I find myself with a feeling of elation. I want to face down the dragons in my own circumstances; never give an inch; never "let them get the calf." I feel I can "look the elephant in the eye" and come out triumphant, not just by winning but by doing...by being...by living. I hope this feeling lasts.