Karen
Horse tells the story of the great racehorse Lexington and his enslaved groom and lifelong companion Jarret, but it recognizes that that story didn't end when Lexington died, or even when Jarret Lewis died. Their relationship continued into the future, and the conditions under which they lived their relationship had profound effects on the people who came after them. All of this is accomplished in a novel that moves back and forth between characters in pre- and Civil War times, and characters in 21st century pre-Covid times. I found it deeply absorbing, touching and disturbing, and well worth reading. Not too many details here, because I don't want to give spoilers, but this is easily my favorite of the Geraldine Brooks novels that I've read.
Horse tells the story of the great racehorse Lexington and his enslaved groom and lifelong companion Jarret, but it recognizes that that story didn't end when Lexington died, or even when Jarret Lewis died. Their relationship continued into the future, and the conditions under which they lived their relationship had profound effects on the people who came after them. All of this is accomplished in a novel that moves back and forth between characters in pre- and Civil War times, and characters in 21st century pre-Covid times. I found it deeply absorbing, touching and disturbing, and well worth reading. Not too many details here, because I don't want to give spoilers, but this is easily my favorite of the Geraldine Brooks novels that I've read.