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The Ghost Horse: A True Story Of Love, Death, And Redemption (2013)

by Joe Layden(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312643322 (ISBN13: 9780312643324)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: A story about a man, and the horse that brought back his zest for life after his wife's death. That is the simple summary, but there are others I can think of. A story told in emotionless tone, filled with random quotes from people who dispute the other quotes. I get the swearing in the quotes, but the random swearing in the text kind of threw me out. There was a lot of back story, but not much actual story, which was the disappointing part for me. I've never heard of this great racing horse, not being a particular fan of the sport though that's not surprising. I can think of two race horses, Makybe Diva and Pharlap, and I probably spelled one of those wrong.Kind of disjointed, but I dug down and finished it. The end of the year reading slump continues, what will I struggl... moree through next?
review 2: An enjoyable read about a rags to riches story with refreshing honesty. The author clearly did his research, interviewing the various people who were in the Thoroughbred racehorse, Lisa's Booby Trap's life and quoting them throughout the story as appropriate. This book is a great inside look at what life is like on the backstretch for average owners, trainers, jockeys, exercise riders and grooms and what happens when a horse gets discovered and makes it to the big leagues. less

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