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chamomiledaydreams's review
2.0
I've had this book sitting in my room since I bought it with a group of friends at a Scholastic book fair in elementary school. I could never get through it when I was younger and always stopped before the 25% mark. Rereading it this past week, I'm still uncomfortable, but for different reasons. I dislike the chapters from the horse's point of view, because they feel so bodily and gross - like the scene at the beginning of Spirit, where his mother is giving birth, and you just stare at the screen feeling awkward, because you're in a room full of people, and they must feel weird about this, too, right?? I also feel strange returning to a genre that my eight-year-old self would have loved but about which my twenty-two-year-old self feels unenthusiastic and more than a little self-conscious. Still, the story isn't bad! I like the human characters a lot, especially how each person has a very unique voice and dialogue style. I was genuinely interested in learning more about the protagonist, and I am satisfied now that I've read the story from cover-to-cover.
sundragonheartt's review
This book is everything that I wanted “the horse whisperer” to be.
gallagirlreads's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
faithmotta04's review
1.0
I read this awhile ago, so I dont remember too much about it. I did like it, but it wasn't a memorable read.
_mak's review
5.0
reread this for like the 182848923 times and i love it.
it’s just a special book that just is idk
HORSE GIRLSSSSS
it’s just a special book that just is idk
HORSE GIRLSSSSS
danicamidlil's review
3.0
I could have done without chapter 17. Nice little story and then BAM Political Message!!
elizabeth_noel's review
4.0
This book, is in honesty, a childhood favorite of mine. I loved horses, and I'm not sure when I first got this book but for several years I read it at least once in a 12th month period. Revisiting it as an adult was fun. It obviously is a rather easy read, but it does deal with some interesting things that I didn't quite understand as a child: loss of loved ones, family dysfunction, and the effects of trauma, though not the focus of the book, are present.
Eleven year old Maya's life is thrown into perceived chaos when her overly-protective grandmother dies, leaving her in the care of her late mother's family. She quickly learns that the world is much bigger, and much less scary than she had been led to believe. Reconnecting with her estranged extended family and living in the wilderness of Wyoming, brings Maya to feel more connected to her mother. But, when the world is also full of earthquakes, mountain lions, wild horses, and annoying cousins - how does one learn to completely reorient their previously small and sheltered world. And are ghost horses real?
Perfect for any child who loves horses, or the idea of growing up on a ranch out west somewhere.
Eleven year old Maya's life is thrown into perceived chaos when her overly-protective grandmother dies, leaving her in the care of her late mother's family. She quickly learns that the world is much bigger, and much less scary than she had been led to believe. Reconnecting with her estranged extended family and living in the wilderness of Wyoming, brings Maya to feel more connected to her mother. But, when the world is also full of earthquakes, mountain lions, wild horses, and annoying cousins - how does one learn to completely reorient their previously small and sheltered world. And are ghost horses real?
Perfect for any child who loves horses, or the idea of growing up on a ranch out west somewhere.
marastoica's review
2.0
It teaches us that in the end, despite the dangers and mortal aspects of nature, being free and living a happy life is all that matters.
cjones12's review
4.0
i have emotional ties to this book from when i was a kid. I would listen to the audio book over and over again.