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Jan 14, 2024AlisonHelps rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Worst book ever written award candidate. HORRIBLE.
Oct 22, 20191aa rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Each of the 4 chapters in this novella are a bit disconnected from eachother, and the whole could have used another 3 chapters to develop the work. Each chapter is self-contained, one can (almost) read them in any order. There is no strong…
Oct 25, 2018emmckee rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I read this in 7th grade and hated it. Thanks to the Read Harder Challenge, I read it again years later and it was worse! All I remember from 7th grade was that the pony dies in the 2nd chapter, but IMHO it gets worse from there. I really…
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Mar 15, 2018matthewparlier rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the first books in a long time to make me cry.
Aug 12, 2016Jamaka_88 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Have read two other of Steinbeck's books and can say this is different from the others in that it's more a coming of age book and deals with the harsh realities of life. Didn't much care for the ending...felt it just ended almost like he…
Jun 03, 2016TSCPL_ChrisB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
[edit] It's easy to misunderstand Steinbeck's The Red Pony. I can think of a couple reasons why this is so. First, the title. Steinbeck was known as having a problem with titles. Naming this one The Red Pony was probably his first…
Jul 14, 2015lonewolf8 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A quick, easy read. Well written and Steinbeck easily paints a vivid picture of life on a ranch and the people who live there with few words. But little stands out and grabs the reader. Doubtful I will remember much of this book in a few…
Dec 16, 2014TwilightBlue rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Written back in 1933 - John Steinbeck was just 31 when "The Red Pony" was first published in America. Though this is clearly not one of Steinbeck's great novels (they would, of course, come in due time), it is still a fairly…
Jan 20, 2014
I didn't realise when I took this book out, that it wasn't a complete story, but two of a set of short stories. This confusion didn't help, and probably contributed to a slight feeling of disappointment when I finished it.
Jan 14, 2014lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A linked set of stories set on a ranch. It's both an animal story and a coming of age story. Steinbeck had a tendency to sentimentalize or beat you over the head with a message, but that's largely absent here, which makes it one of his…
Dec 21, 2013keithwi rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Thankfully, one doesn't have to spend money buying a poorly fragmented series of four chapters. Hopefully, this book isn't one's first venture into any attempt at enjoying fiction. For a much better experience, try reading Robert Louis…
Jul 23, 2010alexy93 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The circle of life and death. Excellent short stories.