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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: All I have to say is this book tells you about the men and women who does this as a living. I'm deeply tuched by this book.It's the best of all times.
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Summary: Actually 2 and a half stars, for the effort
Review: I started off liking The Horse Whisperer. It is rich in descriptions and is quite insightful. Unfortunately, about half way through the book it started falling apart. The descriptions started to get longer, pointless, and started to drag the book down. Most writers seem to know when an experience has been retold too much, but Evans reiterates often and there are only so many ways to describe Montana's wilderness. Also, and far worse, I didn't like the characters. I didn't relate to them, I didn't care about them, and didn't truly understand them. I did enjoy it for the most part, though. When Evans stuck to the point, the descriptions were worth the read. For a first novel, it was quite good. I plan on reading his second novel, The Loop, to see if he has become more disciplined.
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Summary: stunning, beautiful
Review: This was one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I had seen the movie a while back and enjoyed that as well, but the achingly beautiful prose and the appropriately sad ending made this a book that overshadowed the movie ( as most books do). The description of the the emotional trials that these strong, flawed characters undergo while surrounded by the beautiful, rugged Montana terrain was so real, so powerful. It was a quick, easy read, but the tale was not as easily forgotten.
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Summary: A potentially great story with an insulting finale.
Review: A great read that draws you in heart & soul, until the unbelievable ending. It was an insult to the noble Tom Booker to finish him thus--it just did not fit, did not work, with the rest of the story. The book is greatly weakened by the ending and thus is a disappointment, despite the evocative, lucid writing and interesting characters.
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Summary: Awful
Review: It's as if the author got tired, had a deadline to meet so chose the fastest, easiest and most predictable way to go. An insult to the reader. He must have already received the money for the movie rights before the book was finished.
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Summary: The most beautifully written book.
Review: As I'm not into horses, I wasn't really keen at first of reading this book. Now I'm glad I read it. It's a beautiful love story, the end wasn't as I expected to be but anyway, The Horse Whisperer without any doubt will be one of my favourite books.
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Summary: A ridiculous book obviously written as a gimmick!
Review: The author starts telling an intriguing story, but soon it becomes ridiculous as the characters make irrational decisions and undertake useless objectives. In addition, the character drawn in the horse whisperer is unbelievable. Nobody is that perfect -- I kept wishing he'd spit on the sidewalk or do something else to expose his humanity. And what silly choices the woman made -- someone with a good husband, an injured child and a comfortable life with a good profession is going to abandon her committment to all of it? Give me a break!
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Summary: Very thought provoking...
Review: When I saw the previews, I HAD to go get the book, and I wasn't at all disappointed. The combination of a great book, and Robert Redford was perfect. I don't know of anyone else who could 'be' Booker as well! Those who don't understand horses might think this book is silly, but it really hits home with me, because I also have a psychic link with horses, have for years. I know these things can be done, if you are a sensitive! EVERYONE has these skills, they just forgot how to use them.And that is what makes this movie so intense! You can see it happening, in the man's eyes, in the girl's eyes, in the horse's eyes, heck, his whole body! Every twitch of his whithers, every move of his feet, every toss of his head, you can see the noble horse in his best light. I was quite amazed that Nicholas was able to capture that subtlety into words. I was, however, disappointed that they changed the ending. When I read the book, I wanted so much to see the film, to see how Robert would manage getting that done on film. I cried and cried, but it was right somehow. I can see what Nicholas was getting at, completely. I appreciate where he is coming from with that sort of ending. Tianca
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Summary: Excellent book.
Review: A friend of mine recommended I read this book because she knows I am an avid reader. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down until I was done reading it. It was an excellent, gripping, emotional, and romantic story, as well as, a book which tugged at the "heart strings." My mother, who does enjoy reading, thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it interesting.
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Summary: He's No Roy Rogers!
Review: Tom Booker is the most loathsome excuse for a hero ever to ride out of the American west. His self-indulgence and irresponsibility loom over his horsemanship like the mountains of Montana loom over his Double D Ranch. As my wife said, "Remember the movie Cabin Boy? It was a better story."
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