![]() Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.This is probably my favorite nonfiction book I've read. I didn't know anything to begin with either, but Laura does a great job at explaining and describing the races and the jockeys, albeit sometimes I felt like it was too much information to take in at once. Don't be afraid if you don't know anything about horse racing either. Even if you aren't a fan of nonfiction, Seabiscuit is definitely a book you should give a try if you ever find yourself in the mood for one. Overall, Seabiscuit was a fantastic read and I highly recommend it to animal/horse lovers. I loved knowing what happened to the people and horses after their racing days were over, but some endings were filled with sorrow. The epilogue of Seabiscuit was bittersweet. I felt happy for their accomplishments and felt sadness and pain during their losses. As I read this novel the people grew on me. He and Seabiscuit forged a bond together that displayed the trust between the rider and the horse. ![]() Pollard had tenaciousness in him that was admirable. He was a quiet person but extremely clever and quick witted. In my mind, I dubbed him the Horse Whisperer for his ability to train even the stubbornest and rowdiest horses. This book makes it easy to forget that what happened on the page occurred in real life. I guess I shouldn't call them characters but people. My favorite character is a tie up between Pollard and Smith. The relationship between Smith, Pollard, Howard, and even Woolf was woven intricately with their paths entwining together, completing Team Seabiscuit. I felt sorrow and pain for Pollard and his injuries and sadness reading about Smith in the epilogue. The characters definitely grew on me as well. Seabiscuit was an amazing horse-smart and cunning yet stubborn as a mule at times. I also loved well, any part that had Seabiscuit, whether it be training with Smith or simply getting his pictures taken by reporters. I absolutely loved it and honestly didn't want to put it down. Those were the times where I felt as if I was part of the crowd watching the horses race. I have no idea how Laura did it, but the way she described them had my heart racing and my eyes glued to the book in anticipation. My favorite parts of the book were easily the horse racing scenes. But after I got through those chapters, I easily sailed through the rest of the book. This was the hardest part for me to get through because I was kind of bored and at times felt that parts were a complete info dump, but it was somewhat expected in a nonfiction novel. As a horse/animal lover, I was looking forward to reading about the adventures of Seabiscuit but the first few chapters were mostly the backstory of the people. I admit that the first 5 or 6 chapters were hard for me to get through. Somehow Laura Hillenbrand was able to recount the life of Seabiscuit and those around him in such a thrilling and gripping way that made me forget it was even nonfiction at times. Seabiscuit snuck up behind me and left me wrought out with emotion at the end. ![]() Well, as much as you can love a book for school. Nonfiction isn't my genre at all, and I tend to steer clear of it whenever possible, but I loved Seabiscuit. I never thought or believed I would love a nonfiction novel this much, especially one as a required read. I am thankful that she was able to talk to so many who could provide eyewitness details before they were gone. Laura Hillenbrand completed an extraordinary amount of research in order to provide the rich details of the story. This is truly a tale that if someone wrote it as fiction, no one would believe it. We follow the lives of Seabiscuit, his owner, trainer, and jockey through all their ups and downs. Hillenbrand masterfully recounts the stories of Seabiscuit's most important races, with an especially dramatic telling of the famous match race with War Admiral. He became wildly popular with the depression-era audiences, who loved his underdog story. But with unexpected speed and heart, he was able to win races the experts did not believe that he could. Short and unimpressive in appearance, he did not have the look of a champion. And the story of Seabiscuit is extraordinary. Her descriptions of their appearance is as vivid and detailed as you would find in a novel. Hillenbrand gives us a lot of detail about their lives, so that we feel like we know them. The book tells the stories of the horse, Seabiscuit, and the people most close to him: his owner (Charles Howard), trainer (Tom Smith), and primary jockey (Red Pollard). Seabiscuit: an American Legend is a beautifully written book. ![]()
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