Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse
A starved, beaten, terrified little horse, headed for the slaughter house, is temporarily left at the riding stables of a Junior Cavalry unit by his dealer-owner. Impressed by his indomitable spirit and his "look of eagles" Colonel Brewster, Commandant of the riding unit, turns the pitiable animal over to his fifteen-year-old son, Tom, to try to rehabilitate the abused animal. Surprisingly, teen-age Pamela, who is nervous and uncertain, too, takes a significant part in the crucial weeks of patient, understanding effort that follow in trying to make the little bay live up to his name, Sky Rocket.
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I really like how this book started at the start of his life. From the moment he was born. I like how the book is in third person but really focuses on just the little bay horse. It feels like it is in first person but It rally isn't. And I forgot to put down on the main post who wrote this book. This book is Sky Rocket: The story of a Little Bay Horse by Margaret Cabell Self.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever read War Horse it is a bit like this except its about a draft horse's point of view who was taken to the British Calvary during World War I who after his rider was killed stared to wander France in search of his former owner..
ReplyDeleteHow does it feel like first person? Is it third person omniscient (all knowing)?
ReplyDeleteHow do you think the story, and your enjoyment would differ it was was first person?
Is it from the horse's point of or is it an observer.?
ReplyDeleteThe book is really catching my eye. Although I think it is going by too fast. It is not going as in depth as I would like it to. It has been easy to follow but I still would like it better if it was in first person.
ReplyDeleteKat~ I don't know if it is in third person omnixcient. I just know by the way the author uses He rather than I that it is third person.
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ReplyDeleteGordon~ The book is in third person as the author uses He rather than I, as if he was talking about someone else. And now that I google it, the book is in third-person omniscient. Someone is narrating the book in their point of view. I prefer first person.
ReplyDeleteThis book is getting really good mid way through. Nothing tragic has happened but I can feel something leading up to that big moment. I don't wanna give out spoilers though
ReplyDeleteI have been noticing that the book has been going really fast for me. I like this and I don't like it at the same time. Sometimes it feels as if it is just the right speed to get the point across and sometimes I think that it is going to fast that you get jumbled up in what is going on. Anyways, Sky Rocket continues to be a great book and draws me in every time I pick it up. I like where I think the book is going!
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