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Summary: Absolutely wonderful
Review: When Andrew Beyer called this one of the best books ever written about Thoroughbred racing, he was dead on. Hillenbrand takes the shell of fame that conventional history hands us and fills it with the horse and his connections. It takes a fine writer to make the periods between the races as interesting as the races themselves. The finest book on racing I've read since Bill Barich's wonderful _Laughing in the Hills_.
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Summary: Hillenbrand knows horses.
Review: From a former professor of equine science, I can say definitively that the information about horses and the backstretch has the completely authentic ring that only someone who has BEEN THERE can fully portray. Aside from the technical excellence, this book is meticulously researched and the narrative is that of a master storyteller. I'm terrifically impressed by this author, and I'll buy anything she writes from here on out.
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Summary: Not just a story about a racehorse
Review: Seabiscuit is genuinely one of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether they are fan of horse racing or not. This book is not just about an amazing horse, but an incredible era (late 1930's into 1940's). The story is eloquently written with wonderful consideration to accuracy without making the story ever dull. There are times when Seabiscuit is racing that you will actually find yourself quietly cheering the horse to the wire. There are not many books that can actually get your heart pumping faster...this is one of them. I could not put down this book and finished wanting for more. I am looking forward to the movie they are planning to make based on the book. I just hope they can do the book justice and not make another Simpatico. Order this book immediately, you will not regret it.
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Summary: Captivating tale about a legendary American Athlete
Review: Not only has Laura Hilldenbrand captured the spirit of the country during Sea Biscuit's reign. She put on paper the feelings and emotions of the participants in his life. She explains the racing industry as it was in the 1930's and early 40's clearly and correctly. I am thoroughly impressed with her ability to drag the reader track side to experience each race, each injury, and each triumph. I only hope she will write about other spectacular athletes, the four-legged kind!
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Summary: I Don't Like The Cover
Review: I do not like the cover of the book. The horse's head is not being shown. And in the excerpt, you didn't put anything about horses. Thank you!
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Summary: INCREDIBLE!!!!
Review: This book is one of the best books I ever read! Descriptions of the races and biographies of the individuals involved were incredible. Well researched and extremely well written! The book deserves to be made into a movie,and if the screenplay stays true to the book,it would win an Oscar. This book will make you laugh out loud and cry almost uncontrollibly. If you don't, you don't have a heart. The downfall...the book ends.
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Summary: Review of Seabiscuit
Review: I have read few books where I wanted to contact the auther when I finished and compliment the person on a spectacular read. So was the case with Seabiscuit. I have never sat in the saddle watching a race develope before my eyes. Hillanbrand's description of the races Seabiscuit ran especially the one with War Admiral are vivid, breath taking, and put you the reader, in the position of watching the race develope. I could not read fast enough to learn of the outcome. The people that made Seabiscuit successful,the Howards, Tom Smith, Pollard, the jockey were well researched and developed. This is a must read.
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Summary: America's Newest Role Model!
Review: This book was so good, that after reading only a few pages, I was already in a panic knowing that there was only another 380 or so pages left. I wish it never ended. Suffice it to say that Seabiscuit is way cool, and a million times better than Secretariat.
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Summary: A truly entertaining and emotional read.
Review: Do not go by any bookstore shelf or internet seller of books without buying this excellent read. A great job of introducing the characters and developing a real attachment to Seabiscuit. What a cast of truly remarkable people surrounded this magnificant horse throughout his career. If you love animals at all, much less horses, this book will grab your heartstrings and will not let go until the Oak Tree is planted at the end. 5 Stars Plus.
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Summary: Brilliant and rewarding
Review: This is an extraordinary story every step of the way. The emotional highs and lows that the characters go through (even the horse) are so dramatic that it almost seems like fiction. One of the most fascinating things about the book is that while the story of Seabiscuit and his handlers zips along in the foreground, hovering over the whole tale is a brilliant evocation of the 1930s Depression. The rich and the poor, the hopeful and the despairing, movie stars and neighborhood priests all get a turn onstage in this story. Hillenbrand's description of the racetrack-driven rise of Tiajuana is riveting; she suggests the importance of radio to a weary public; the sports writers of the time live vividly in the background of Seabiscuit's story. In Seabiscuit the texture of American life in the 30s and the spirit of its people provides a setting as compelling as the main narrative. All this is in addition to some of the most breath-taking descriptions of horse races ever written. I was literally bouncing up and down in my chair and making little anguished squeaks while reading about the race that marks the climax of the book! Its an extraordinary acheivement and may very well bring back the excitement and interest in thoroughbred racing that once made horses like Seabiscuit, Man-o-War, and War Admiral genuine American heroes.
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