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A review by thereadingcountess
Pony by R.J. Palacio
4.0
I'm conflicted on this rating because it's R.J. Palacio. And it involves ghosts. And it's historical fiction. It's definitely expertly written. I mean, come on, it's R.J. Palacio. If looking at it through the lense of a YA or adult reader, then it's a five star read for sure. I wouldn't feel comfortable giving this to anyone but my highest of high readers in fourth grade, though, which breaks my heart.
This is a slow burn of a book. By that I mean that it takes the reader (or maybe it's just me) a few chapters to get what the heck is going on, and even wthen you think you've got it, you really don't. In a nutshell? This is a story about family, and family secrets, and the bonds that blood may or may not have over us. It's a story about other worldly gifts not often understand and too often run from, and it's the story of creativity and greed and a boy and his pony. It's about so much more, though. I'll be thinking about how Palacio wound this little yarn up and let her go for quite a while.
Highly recommended for the 13+ crowd.
This is a slow burn of a book. By that I mean that it takes the reader (or maybe it's just me) a few chapters to get what the heck is going on, and even wthen you think you've got it, you really don't. In a nutshell? This is a story about family, and family secrets, and the bonds that blood may or may not have over us. It's a story about other worldly gifts not often understand and too often run from, and it's the story of creativity and greed and a boy and his pony. It's about so much more, though. I'll be thinking about how Palacio wound this little yarn up and let her go for quite a while.
Highly recommended for the 13+ crowd.