With no rider to carry I reached the kneeling riflemen first and they scattered as I came upon them.”- War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.īefore we get into the review, I would like to speak on the glorious cover of the novel. “Blind terror drove me on, with my flying stirrups whipping me into a frenzy.

But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey’s courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope.īut his heart aches for Albert, the farmer’s son he left behind. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. “He laughed to himself he said because if he did not laugh he would cry.”- War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.Ī powerful tale of war, redemption and a hero’s journey. So, be aware of the spoilers if you do not want to be spoiled. This review may contain minor spoilers from the book.

All thoughts and opinions are on my own and….Now, let us dive right into the review as I have had a lot of thoughts on this book that I would like to share with all of you today. War Horse is a Young Adult, Historical Fiction novel following a perspective of a horse named- Joey as he was sold to the army to be a cavalry horse. As for now, we will jump right into my little summary for War Horse. Well, we will go more in-depth into the review later on. Hey Guys! It is Max here and I will be doing a review for ‘War Horse’ By Michael Morpurgo today! Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse is very well-loved by many of my fellow social media and close friends but unfortunately, this book is not for me and I despised it even though it has a great cover.

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