War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo
Taste attributes: waranimalshistoricalfamilywholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionslove conquers all
Boxlist takeStirring and heavy: a simple war novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Joey is a war horse, but he wasn't always. Once, long ago, he was a farm horse and a gentle boy named Albert was his master. Then World War I came along and changed everything. Albert's father sells Joey to the army where the beautiful, red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off of battlefields.
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- Michael Morpurgo
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 165
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