War Horse (War Horse, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Jan 09, 2020 Slayermel rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, library, made-into-film, fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, animals, audiobooks, war

I really enjoyed this story, and it was interesting to read a book from the Horses perspective.
I found the story got me emotional in quite a few spots, it was very well written and easy to relate too.
The author did a fantastic job of taking us into the war and making us feel what the Horse Joey was feeling. He also did a wonderful job showing how many lives an animal can touch and leave a positive impression on.

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Apr 12, 2016 Joanna rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-read, rws-2016-spring, kindle, young-adult, bookclub-bo

A nice children's book - nothing particularly special in the story, the writing, or the characters, but a good enough book to give to someone maybe age 8-12. I can imagine reading this book with my children at some point when they are just a little older (they are 4 and 7 now). I read this as part of a book club and I think the general feeling was similar -- we hadn't realized quite how targeted at young children this book is. This is an author who churns out books and this feels like a fairly p ...more

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Mar 22, 2016 Erika rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

One book I had wanted to read for a long time; sadly I couldn't get my hands on an English version but the Spanish one I got wasn't shabby at all. Having already seen the movie I didn't expect to get so emotional about certain scenes I knew were going to happen; I still did. I love it when a book makes me cry and it isn't a usual happening for me; curiously enough, last time I cried while reading a book was a scene from Lord of the Rings that involved a horse, too.
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Dec 11, 2011 Holly Foley (Procida) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-juvenile

I am reviewing two books today. One that gave my mind a workout and the other that gave my heart a workout. (this is the heart one.) I welled up with tears at least three or four times throughout this story. I'm terrified to see the movie as I am sure I would be bawling my eyes out. As I recommend books for kids I always have to take emotional fragility into account. I am not a particularly strong animal lover and am a full grown adult who deals with all kinds of emotional stuff all the time. If ...more

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Jan 23, 2017 Marie (UK) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2017-reading-challenge

this is a fabulous read just as good as the film and theatre show

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Mar 30, 2012 Lorna rated it liked it

Shelves: childrens, fiction-historical

3 1/2 stars overall. Now I want to see the movie.

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Aug 20, 2008 Luann rated it liked it

Shelves: childrens, historical-fiction, war, 2010, movie

In the tradition of Black Beauty and other books told from an animal's point of view, this is the story of Joey, a beautiful red-bay horse who begins as a farm horse but is sold to the army and becomes a war horse. I wasn't fully caught up in the story until right towards the end. A nice enough book, though, for students wanting to read a horse story or a war story. ...more

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Apr 08, 2014 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: still-owned, ww1, animals

This is a really simple, but lovely story told from the point of view of Joey, a horse. I liked that perspective very much and although it is clearly YA, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

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