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A review by bob_muller
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
5.0
The Sport of Kings will be on reading lists for quite a while. Honestly, it reminds me in many ways of Moby Dick by Melville structurally and semiotically, but the powerful characters, one after the other, just keep on coming (and going, but I won't add a spoiler). The essence of the novel is metaphor, and it's all about slavery of various kinds. Ultimately, we're all slaves to evolution, and we're all slaves to the local "optimum" that produces each person and their context, feeding us into the next branch on the tree or not, or crossing the river, whichever metaphor works for you. Every person is a monad that contains everything that produced that person.
The language of the novel could be considered overdone, especially the last third of the book, but it's all relevant if you slow down and really read it. I particularly enjoyed the jockey, Reuben, so over the top but so direct and to the point. The ending was great in a modern, let's-all-guess-what-really-happened-and-why kind of way, but I suspect a lot of readers will find it disappointing. I think you'll need to read the book several times to really understand it.
The language of the novel could be considered overdone, especially the last third of the book, but it's all relevant if you slow down and really read it. I particularly enjoyed the jockey, Reuben, so over the top but so direct and to the point. The ending was great in a modern, let's-all-guess-what-really-happened-and-why kind of way, but I suspect a lot of readers will find it disappointing. I think you'll need to read the book several times to really understand it.