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Title: The Horse Whisperer: A Novel by Nicholas Evans, Frank Muller ISBN: 0-553-50220-4 Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.54 (592 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A TRULY BEAUTIFUL STORY
Comment: This is a story about tragedy, healing, love and loss. The book begins with two childhood friends, Grace and Judith, out for a morning ride on their horses. Suddenly, an accident happens that will alter lives forever. Judith is killed; Grace and her horse, Pilgrim, are seriously injured. The long, painful recovery begins for both Grace and Pilgrim with the help of Grace's mother, Annie, and equine Zen master, Tom Booker.
What follows is an incredible story of love and healing, loneliness and sorrow. The quiet mysteries and silent words of Tom not only tame the wild beast seething inside Pilgrim, but soothe the soul of Grace. Tom's simple truths and gentle ways also capture the heart of Annie. The story is deep and the characters true, rich and filled with emotion. Do not be surprised if the ending leaves you with a tear in your eye and an ache in your heart for all that was....and might have been.
Rating: 4
Summary: His second best
Comment: I read Evans' book "The Loop" first. That is one of my favorite novels. Unfortunately, it created unrealistic expectations for the author's first novel. The Horse Whisperer is a good read, but the characters are just not that likeable -- particularly Annie, who is the kind of person I try to avoid: caustic, arrogant, and cold. Still, the book kept my interest, and made a fine movie.
The Horse Whisperer shares similarities with another first-time effort I completed yesterday -- Dead Hand Control by Tim Stutler (see my review on Amazon.com). The books make for interesting comparisons. Each deals with a developing adolescent, thoughtful plot line, flawed (and adulterous) parent, wonderful descriptive language, and great twists. Dead Hand Control has the added value of well-timed humor -- something The Horse Whisperer could benefit from. Also, unlike Annie and her family, the characters in Stutler's book were sympathetic beings I really came to care about.
Overall, though, The Horse Whisperer is a very good first effort.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Book I Have Ever Read!
Comment: Teenager Grace wakes up to a light snowfall and she and her friend Judith decide to go riding, so they saddle their horses and start out on what they expect to be a fun filled morning. However they are struck by a truck. Judith dies and Grace loses a leg as a result of the accident. Pilgram, Grace's horese, is in horrible shape, but Grace's workaholic mother, Annie, refuses to have the horse, who seems to be crazed, destroyed. Annie puts her career on hold to try and save her daughter's spirit and the spirit of the horse she cares for.
Annie learns about a mythical horse whisperer who can tame the orneriest of horses with his magical voice and velvet touch. So she loads up Pilgram and takes Grace across country to the Montana ranch of Horse Whisperer Tom Booker. The Booker family accepts Grace as one of their own as they seek to heal her as well as Pilgram. Everything seems to be going well, but then Annie, who is happily married, has an affair with Tom and this book, that has been already wonderful up to his point, turns great and becomes a masterpiece. I don't think I've ever cried so hard. Believe me if this book doesn't warm your heart, your heart is made of stone. You know, I think it very well may be the best book I have ever read, and I say that after each and every time that I finish it. It's just a lovely work of art.
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Title: The Loop by Nicholas Evans ISBN: 0440224624 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:The Horse Whisperer ASIN: 6305128952 Publisher: Disney Studios Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.99 |
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Title: The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans ISBN: 0440235162 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts ISBN: 034542705X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks ISBN: 0446606812 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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