tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post5718338775840462514..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Horses on the CoverJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-91786345734413797552012-09-18T15:04:21.725-07:002012-09-18T15:04:21.725-07:00OK Linda, you inspired me. I don't know how ma...OK Linda, you inspired me. I don't know how many people have told me I should join Goodreads, so I just did. And I sent you a friend request. Maybe you could guide me in how to use this site? My big problem is that I just don't have a lot of time to read right now--and also, I'm not very clever when it comes to "social networking". <br /><br />So the last "horse novel" I read was a very old one, which I read with my son. "The Good Master" by Kate Seredy. We both loved it. Previous to that I read "War Horse", previewing it for my kid--I liked it, but not as much as "The Good Master." Before that we read "King of the Wind", which I loved as a child, and it was a hit with my son, too. I will admit that the last "horse novel" that I read that was for adults (over a year ago) was very bad (in my opinion). Like TB Dancer I find it frustrating when the horse details are unrealistic--not to mention the writing was very disconnected and the plot weak. And yet I believe this book sold pretty well. So clearly I do not understand the book business (!)Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16091916055406812462012-09-18T13:15:03.904-07:002012-09-18T13:15:03.904-07:00TB Dancer - thanks for mentioning Dark Horse. I ha...TB Dancer - thanks for mentioning Dark Horse. I hadn't heard of that one and will look it up.<br /><br />Alison - Half Broke Horses is an awesome memoir. Love that she wrote in her grandmother's voice - so well done.<br /><br />Margo - thanks! Friended you back. ;-)Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-30948949772842930862012-09-18T11:34:56.498-07:002012-09-18T11:34:56.498-07:00Thanks for clueing me into two new horse books! Fr...Thanks for clueing me into two new horse books! Friending you on Goodreads...Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10616898972892871192012-09-18T11:34:49.869-07:002012-09-18T11:34:49.869-07:00Thanks for the reviews Linda. I am not on Goodread...Thanks for the reviews Linda. I am not on Goodreads (don't have time) but will continue to review books (like yours) for this blog.<br /><br />I am reading "Half Broke Horses" and should post a review on it if I am not too lazy.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-35275048959398245632012-09-18T11:30:57.542-07:002012-09-18T11:30:57.542-07:00I have read very little GOOD horse fiction because...I have read very little GOOD horse fiction because there is just too much bad stuff out there. I have a problem with a lot of horse movies, too. Same issues. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief, but only to a point. Saw a movie about a kid who wanted to ride jumping horses. He's on a chestnut heading to the fence and a bay's feet land on the ground. That sort of thing drives me crazy.<br /><br />That said, the last horse novel I read was Dark Horse by Tami Hoag, and it was excellent. Her novels are very plot driven but the characters are interesting and I can never guess "who done it." She is a gifted Gran Prix dressage rider, too, and the horse bits in the novel are spot on.TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.com