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Blind Your Ponies
by Stanley Gordon West
by Stanley Gordon West
I loved this novel. My only quibble would be that in the last 1/4 there was a little too much play by play of the basketball games but by then I was so invested in the characters and the novel I just let it flow. The story of this small town basketball team and how they overcame adversity and drew together to become a family in the truest sense was just a truly heartwarming and lovely book. I enjoyed spending time with these people and cheered when things were going their way and felt sorrow when they weren't. I found myself sighing alot as I read this one. A good old fashioned story!
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Reading Progress
| 01/20/2011 | page 22 |
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6.0% | "It's already wonderful!" |
| 01/23/2011 | page 259 |
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65.0% | "So wonderful-every chapter just makes my heart soar!" |
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Jan 23, 2011 09:31am
I'm scared of the title. Please tell me there is not actually any blinding of ponies. I don't think I could possibly get through a scene like that.
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It has to do with a Crow indian legend about a group of warriors who come back to their village and find everyone dead so believing they will meet in the afterlife they blind their ponies and ride them off a cliff. So sad.
That's just a quick reference on page 8-a reference someone makes about not being able to live without a loved one who is gone. I kept putting off reading it because it was so fat but I am loving it soooo much,it's sad,sweet,lovely and heartwarming! I wrote a shelf talker and I'm not even done yet, that's how much I'm enjoying it!
