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A review by stephconnor1026
Pony by R.J. Palacio
5.0
***4.5 stars rounded up***
I almost gave up on this book in the first fifty pages because the overall premise and historical setting weren’t appealing to me. I am so very thankful that I didn’t because by the end, I was so overcome with emotion and wanted to just hug this book close to me. What a powerful story of family, love, and loss! I deducted half a point because the title and cover are misleading (more a publishing problem than a writing one for sure). While Pony is a force, the real hero of this book is young Silas whose bravery, resilience, empathy, and open-mindedness make him one of my favorite fictional characters of the year.
I almost gave up on this book in the first fifty pages because the overall premise and historical setting weren’t appealing to me. I am so very thankful that I didn’t because by the end, I was so overcome with emotion and wanted to just hug this book close to me. What a powerful story of family, love, and loss! I deducted half a point because the title and cover are misleading (more a publishing problem than a writing one for sure). While Pony is a force, the real hero of this book is young Silas whose bravery, resilience, empathy, and open-mindedness make him one of my favorite fictional characters of the year.