Title: War Horse
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Pages: 176
Originally Published: 1982
Format I Read: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
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Joey the Horse tells the story of his life – starting with his rather traumatic separation from his mother at auction through his heroic time in military service during World War I.
I loved this book. It’s simple and heart felt. And it gave me a really different view of World War I and how warfare had changed to make the cavalry outdated. Also, I cried. It’s told from the point of view of a horse! How could I not?
And now, of course, it’s a movie. I haven’t seen it yet, but I will. In the meantime, I highly recommend the book.
War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo
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I’m afraid it might be too sad!
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Wait. It’s a book? And there’s a movie?
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Kathy – It was a little sad. But not too sad.
Blake – Yes. Yes it is. Thank you for informing me of both.
This is a beautiful book, as are most of Michael Morpurgo’s writings. I haven’t seen the film, but saw the stage show last year, which was stunning – not a dry eye in the house.
Elizabeth – I really loved the book. I’ll be on the look out for the stage show and other books by Morpurgo.