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Summary: review666
Review: The beginning of the story is written great fantastic. Everyone can make a picture of the accident and can understand how Grace felt in this moment. But
when the horse whisperer got a part in the book some sentences are difficult to understand, so it is better when you had seen the film before. But completly the book and the film are great and i only can say: Read it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: The boringest book I've ever read....
Review: This book is very boring. I tried to read it, but after 20 pages I gave up, because it's full of horses. I hate horses. Especially horses which create an accident. But it's very funny (lustig) when the truck hit the horse and it flies (I believe I can fly) through the air. But it is very sad that Grace had lost her leg. Overall it should be a sad book, but for me it's a funny story for laughing. Thank you for reading. Your german horse-hater...(Das ist uns nicht freiwillig eingefallen.)
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Summary: Better than the Film...
Review: If you've seen the film, you should also read Nicholas Evans' novel. In my opinion it's much better than the film. The romantic perspective is more thrilling, the end is more fascinating and mr. Evans' writing is so good it'll make your thoughts fly away into the world of the Horse Whisperer himself. (I read the novel before I saw the film, and I cant't help feeling a little disappointed with mr. Redfords wiev). And when you decide to get your very own copy on this you should also buy "The Loop," another fascinating novel by Nicholas Evans!
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Summary: The Horse Whisperer
Review: Nicholas Evans writes The Horse Whisperer, a truly fantastic reading experience. In the story, young Grace Maclean and her best friend Judith set out early Saturday morning with their horses Pilgrim and Gulliver. What they thought was just a pleasure ride through the fresh fallen snow would soon become a living nightmare neither could imagine. What they didn't realize that day was the fact that they would never see each other again.
Wayne Tanner decided to take a shortcut with his four-ton eighteen-wheeler to the pulp mill at the end of an abandoned road. What he didn't know was that two girls on horses walking on the road about two miles away didn't expect to see him there. A terrible accident awaits him around the next corner, in which his jackknifed truck causes so much pain in the lives of so many. This story is about the two survivors, a girl wounded in body and spirit and her horse driven mad by pain.
I don't think I could ever relate to this book. If I could I would never want to. The book pretty much describes a young girl and her horse driven to hell and back. The man who managed to bring them back, Tom Booker, was also the one who betrayed the trust of the young girl with secrets that involved him and her mother, Annie Graves, a top New York critic.
I would recommend this book to just about anyone. If you are a horse lover you'll love and sometimes despise this book. A five star rating is exactly what this book needs.
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Summary: The Horse Whisperer - something of a spoiler included
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book - until it became clear that Annie and Tom were going to act on their feelings. Annie is a married woman. Do marriage vows mean nothing anymore? I also found the ending irritating - first Grace's behavior was just "one more thing" that could go wrong. Instead of making me feel sympathetic toward her, it irritated me. Then, the thing with Tom. I won't say what it was to avoid totally ruining the book for you, but it didn't seem likely. I THINK it was supposed to be romantic and/or tragic, but instead it was merely pathetic. Many of us (and nearly every teenager) has loved someone to the extent that we were quite certain that we wouldn't withstand the loss. Yet we do. Surely this isn't our notion of romance? It was quite well written and the performer did a great job of distinguishing the characters. All in all, I enjoyed it, but I was disappointed with the ending.
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Summary: A definate read
Review: She magazine said it is a 'Cross between The Bridges of Madison County with Black Beauty intensify the elements of True Grit and romance, and you have The Horse Whisperer'I have seen all three films and I can honestly say that whoever wrote that knows their stuff. The Horse Whisperer is a wonderful novel written by a fairly new author, Nicholas Evans, with only two other books under his belt. The book tells the story of how a 13-year-old girl, Grace, and her horse, Pilgrim, survive a horrific accident with a 40-ton truck. But both are physically and mental scarred. Grace loses her right leg and the Pilgrim breaks his nose and becomes consumed with fear. Annie, Grace's mother, refuses to have Pilgrim destroyed, as she senses that if she does, something in Grace will die too. So her quest begins to find someone who can help Pilgrim. She hears about a man in Montana, a 'whisperer' who is said to have an incredible gift of healing horses. She abandons her job and takes Grace and Pilgrim across the continent to this man, Tom Booker. Under the massive Montana sky, all their lives are changed forever. The story is told in the perspective of four people, Robert - Grace's father, Annie, Grace and Tom. Which may seem daunting but Evans does it in a way that makes it so simple yet very effective. You understand more as you see the story unfold from a variety of people's eyes. He also adds in information about the history of some of the characters and the places they are in, it all adds to the experience of the novel and although it makes the novel longer it is well worth the extra pages. A novel has never so profoundly touched me as The Horse Whisperer has. Usually when I finish a book I go right ahead and start the next one but I am reluctant to do this, as it will be ending the lives of the characters that have been a part of my life for a short but wonderful period of time. I was mesmerised with the characters and the story for five days, I just couldn't put the book down and if I didn't have to go to classes I would have finished the book a lot sooner! At a whooping 479 pages the book is fairly long but well worth the paper! I definitely recommend that you read this book. The Horse Whisperer will forever be in your heart if you read it, I will certainly not forget it in a hurry.
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Summary: Hose Puke
Review: It is frightening that this book became a best seller. Putrid prose. Disgusting relarionships. I was SO glad when he died, I cheered out loud! I found myself revolted at every charactar in the book. It wasn't that I didn't care about them -- I loathed them. They were defective human beings. Nicholas Evans should be horse whiped for writing such sophmoric drivel. And to think he got rich from it. Go figure.
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Summary: Much better than the movie, which left out critical elements
Review: Don't let the movie discourage you from reading the book. If you thought the movie seemed pointless & without much plot, read the book & you'll understand why it was a bestseller! I won't give away anything that would spoil the book. Suffice to say that of the 4 most compelling "scenes" in the book, 3 were left out of the movie entirely -- making the movie seem empty.
My only complaint with the book was that something happened at the end (which didn't happen in the movie) that seemed rather implausible given the skill level of the horse whisperer, Tom. Perhaps the book didn't explain it clearly. The event only made sense if Tom had intended for it to happen. In a way, the book implied the event was intentional on Tom's part, but from the phrasing I couldn't be certain of this, probably since it seemed out of character for Tom. The uncertainty over what really happened and why nagged at me somewhat. Also, in a way, Annie's decision at the end of the book didn't seem to fit, either. Even so, I felt these were minor flaws -- the book is definitely worth reading and very haunting for quite a while after you finish it.
If you haven't seen the movie but are determined to, watch the movie before you read the book. Otherwise, you'll be stunned, wondering if you spaced off at the end of the movie and missed something. Then read the book to see how the most interesting elements were completely left out.
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Summary: A real story
Review: This is a story of a family which was never really perfect, even if the father is an exemplary family man. Whilst the mother is absorbed in her work, the only daughter is involved in an accident which leaves her friend dead, and her horse in a very bad psychological state. The girl faces a change in her life as she suffers bad physical consequences. The mother somehow knows that to heal the horse is very important for her daughter's well-being, so they leave for Montana to meet Tom Booker, a horse whisperer (a horse healer) who does heal the horse. A question came to my mind when I finished reading this book - Can only good things come out of good and needed experiences? But what is really good and bad? I have rounded up this book by watching the film which does not enter in much detail, but it complements the mind with pictures if watched after reading the book. Generally, I really liked this book (if not I would not be writing a long review), but I must admit that it did not keep me turning the pages and so I took long to read it.
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Summary: Faith Renewed By One Man
Review: For a first time novelist, Nicholas Evans did an extradinory job writing "The Horse Whisperer". Through his character structure, he makes the reader feel the emotions the characters are feeling. Grace Maclean, a teenage girl from New York, loses one of her legs in an accident while riding her horse, Pilgrim. Grace and Pilgrim are both emotionally scarred as well as physically devastated by the accident. Grace's mother, Annie Graves, is determined to find a "horse whisperer", in an attempt to save the fates of her daughter and her horse. A "horse whisperer" is someone who can cure troubled horses with only a calm voice and a soothing touch. Finally, she finds a man named Tom Booker, from Montana. He is well known for his almost mystical skills with horses. Annie packs up Grace and Pilgrim, leaves Grace's father with his law practice in New York, and moves to Montana to try to convice Tom Booker to help them. Most of the novel describes Tom's work to rebuild all the lives that have been shattered by the accident. Inevitably, Tom and Annie fall in love, but the consequences lie ahead.
I was emotionally touched throughout the whole book. I even felt bitterness towards Annie's husband when he decided to come visit his girls in Montana. When he did this, he was disturbing the love that had dwindled between Annie and Tom.
I will not tell what happens at the end. I will leave that up to you if you decide to read this excellent book.
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