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A Horse's Tale (1907)

by Mark Twain(Favorite Author)

3.17 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1583963111 (ISBN13: 9781583963111)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Blue Unicorn Editions

review 1: This starts of with an unusual perspective on his rider and life in general - it's a book written in the some places from the horse's point of view, with a wide range of comments from the horse, both funny and historical. And Mark Twain (Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer) is as entertaining as ever on life in early 19th century America. Other parts of the book take the form of letters (from human characters). Be warned, though, the whole thrust of the book is to make a serious point about cruelty to animals - and it does this very graphically through the story. [spoiler alert - some heart-breaking scenes in the second half]. The thing is, the point about cruelty to animals did need to be made more forcefully in Mark Twain's day. These days, as a writer on horses in film, I p... morerefer a lighter look at the role of the horse.
review 2: I recently picked up a bunch of free Mark Twain stories for my Kindle and decided to read this one first. It's an odd little book, being narrated by Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, Soldier Boy, some dogs, and by members of the Cavalry. I was certain this had to have been a movie starring Shirley Temple, but apparently it was not. The young girl is a spunky thing who is soon running the Cavalry and, having charmed Buffalo Bill, is given his horse. This may seem like a story for children, but it gets black too quickly and there is very graphic depiction of what happens at a bull fight. I nearly didn't finish it, but it's short, so I did. I wouldn't read it again. less

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