Horse book cover

Viking

9780399562969

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Horse

With Horse, Geraldine Brooks returns to themes she explored so well in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, March.

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Review of ‘Horse’

Endurance isn't always a desirable quality. When the goal is admirable—creating art that will survive for generations, or persevering to achieve a noble dream—fortitude is a strength worth demonstrating. But if the goal is deplorable, such as when reinforcing the continuance of racist behavior, the determination to triumph merits no such respect.

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