A review by appaloosa05
Horse by Geraldine Brooks

I sometimes hesitate to read books about horses, as much as I love them, because it is usually blatantly obvious to me when authors have not done enough research. This is very well written, well-researched (as best that I can tell), and a good balance of tying together the historical fiction aspect as well as present day concerns with related themes. The characters’ stories are interwoven in a way that is semi-predictable, but still revealed slowly, in a very engaging way. The use of multiple narrators for the audiobook helped prevent me from getting confused. Although it deals with difficult themes and content, the descriptions are not overly grotesque, which is something I, as a highly-sensitive person, find off-putting. I also enjoyed the rich vocabulary.