So you've seen the movie previews and heard about the cool Broadway play with the horse puppets. Did you know that the book is is written entirely in the first person from the horse's point of view? Joey is the main character (named Joey because it rhymes with Zoey the family's work horse). It's an epic adventure that isn't an epic task to read. There aren't enough good reads that take place during the first world war. It's a lost time as all the survivors of that war are either dead or were too young to remember.
I don't want to give away too much about the plot except that Joey is bought by Albert's father when Albert was only 13. He was drunk at the time and didn't need the horse but quickly Albert becomes attached to him and Joey to Albert. When the war starts, Albert's father is in desperate need of money and sells the horse while his son is away. Albert, only 16 at the time finds out just in time to say goodbye to the horse and vows that he will find him.
I was delighted to hear the adventures from Joey's point of view. During world war one, many soldiers went into the war thinking they could still use cavalry in an age of machine guns. They quickly learned how mistaken they were. Joey goes from English to German to English again with many adventures in between. A few parts got me weepy but it was worth the read. It's a real feel gooder. I give it a 7 and a half.
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