A review by rachel_o_reads
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

 I enjoy Steinbeck's poetic writing which weaves a story which is about the characters but on a greater scale is about the inevitabilities of life those characters will face. Grief, loss, the cycle of life and death through the eyes of a growing adolescense took me back to when I was young and grasping desperately for understanding of these things myself.