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A review by mrsthrift
Gray Horses by Hope Larson
3.0
This book is the story of a girl from France who comes to the US to study abroad. Hope Larson captures the character's sense of foreign-ness and outsider status -- without depending solely on the language barrier for her sense of alienation. Noemi moves to Onion City from Dijon, France. She has a small furnished apartment. She has her studies. She rides the train. She makes a friend. She handles post-break up feelings from a distance. She sees a cute boy around the neighborhood. It is sort of creepy how he photographs her (sleeping, walking around, etc) and runs away. Tangled into this story, there is a metaphorical child/horse/fire/travel storyline.
I enjoyed reading this book. I like the way Hope Larson expresses movement, words and thoughts. It just looks and feels different when Hope's horse gallops or when Hope's train moves down the tracks or Hope's words tumble out of a characters mouth. I wish the book were longer and the plot more developed, but the storytelling is delightful.
I enjoyed reading this book. I like the way Hope Larson expresses movement, words and thoughts. It just looks and feels different when Hope's horse gallops or when Hope's train moves down the tracks or Hope's words tumble out of a characters mouth. I wish the book were longer and the plot more developed, but the storytelling is delightful.