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karenllowe 's review for:
Chasing Painted Horses
by Drew Hayden Taylor
I have mixed feelings about this book. I could be a 3-star rating.
The story told was powerful. The characters were fully realized yet the writing of the story wasn't up to the author's usual high quality. I think, after reading his notes at the end of the novel, thatbrhis is because the characters were so close to him; they had lived in his imaginative world for so long.
The story structure was good. The tale the book told was relevant, meaningful and touching. I believed in each character as a living person. The setting was vivid. But the writing alternated between being aimed at an adult and then at a younger audience. The author over-wrote some scenes, even repeated the point more times than I thought was necessary in the text. The points of view jumped around too often, going from one character's head to another. I felt like he didn't trust the reader to get the point, which is why I thought perhaps he was writing for a younger YA audience.
All that being said, I would still recommend this book. I think the story and its characters will stay with me for a long time.
The story told was powerful. The characters were fully realized yet the writing of the story wasn't up to the author's usual high quality. I think, after reading his notes at the end of the novel, thatbrhis is because the characters were so close to him; they had lived in his imaginative world for so long.
The story structure was good. The tale the book told was relevant, meaningful and touching. I believed in each character as a living person. The setting was vivid. But the writing alternated between being aimed at an adult and then at a younger audience. The author over-wrote some scenes, even repeated the point more times than I thought was necessary in the text. The points of view jumped around too often, going from one character's head to another. I felt like he didn't trust the reader to get the point, which is why I thought perhaps he was writing for a younger YA audience.
All that being said, I would still recommend this book. I think the story and its characters will stay with me for a long time.