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- Kaelin
- 12-01-09
Wow! Amazing story start to finish
I hung on every word of this novel. I loved the narration, her animated voice was perfect for each character. The story line was well woven. Jojo did a fabulous job with the horse terminology. Being an avid dressage rider, I will suffer through a lot if it is horse related, but I never found the horse parts cliche. I even got my husband hooked on the second half after he started listening. This is a true coming of age novel for all ages!
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- Suzn F
- 05-18-13
Have the Hankies Nearby
I dare the reader/listener to keep a dry eye. This book about a young girl and her horse and her foster "family" made me feel and held my interest every in chapter. Jojo Moyes is becoming a favorite for me. This is the second book from this author I've truly enjoyed. And this one had a horse as a main character who develops a unique bond with his young rider. This is a story with adventure, family bonds, romance, betrayal, danger and redemption. I so enjoy a book that invites you in and brings you along for the ride.
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- Mark
- 03-27-10
The best! I'd give it 10 stars if I could...
(By Carol, not Mark.) I listen to LOTS of audio books, and this is simply THE best I've ever heard, the first I've ever felt compelled to comment on. The narrator is superb, and the storyline mesmerizing; I acutally took it to bed with me a couple of evenings because I was simply unable to turn it off!
The characters are fully developed and fresh,and the horse angle authentic. The author's commentary at the end about the origins of the story is the frosting on the cake. Listen to this book!
(Now I'm going to go purchase a hard copy so I can read it for myself!)
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- Annie M.
- 02-19-13
Think Jodi Picoult--with horses.
What did you love best about The Horse Dancer?
I really loved the fact that, at last, someone has written a book for horse fans that is lyrical, honest, intriguing, and not gushy. Moyes obviously knows her horses. All the interactions between 13-year-old Sarah and her magnificent Selle Francais gelding stuck a very authentic note. I also loved how the storyline about Mac and Natasha realistically interwove with Sarah's story.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Well, obviously, it has to be the horse.
Which scene was your favorite?
There isn't one particular scene that stands out for me, but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of Sarah astride Boo, working on the haute ecole dressage moves that she knows are her--and her horse's--ticket to a better life.
If you could take any character from The Horse Dancer out to dinner, who would it be and why?
I would take the horse, Boo, out to dinner. I'd invite him to my barn, introduce him to my own horses, feed him a delicious bucket of warm mash and then ask him if he'd let me ride him in the morning.
Any additional comments?
As I read this book, I found myself reminded of the writing of Jaclyn Mitchard and Jodi Picoult. The story had lots of twists, lots of harrowing moments that left you wondering, "Oh no, what's going to happen now?" The narration was extremely well done. All in all, it is a solid effort, an entertaining read. And, if you love horses, totally worth a token.
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- Marilyn
- 01-07-10
You Get More That One Credit's Worth!
I long for REAL horse stories and was surprised to find this one so superbly bound together with the myriad of human experiences from the tween years to middle age to dying and death. I cannot fathom a world without my horses.
I admire the complexity of characters, plotting, and settings in which this author deftly weaves together. Though at times, it seems that too much incidental description is included, then comes the comes the moment this book needs it all so that it may be stitched back together for a satisfying conclusion.
The only down side for me was the pacing of the reader, and that is simply a cultural difference. After the first hour, I was finding it a simply elegant rendering of a very satisfying book. Well worth the credit!
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- J Kasper
- 12-16-09
Wonderful wonderful story
Great characters, good drama interesting story all make this book a winner. Absolutely a great read especially for the horse addicted.
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- LA
- 04-06-10
almost too much!
This was a great listen, even though I frequently found myself groaning "oh no" when one more thing went wrong. The situations and characters were so well drawn, and the beauty shone through constantly in spite of the difficult situations. The narration is excellent, and the whole book very satisfying. Worth listening through the rough moments!
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- Lia
- 03-17-20
Amazing Story - Don't Miss It
Jojo Moyes is an incredible author she draws you into the story, together with a great narrator you just cannot stop listening. You know it's a good book when you go back and reread the ending a few more times, just to wring every little nuance out of it (again.) To be honest, there were places in the middle where the story went a bit slower than I would have liked, but my gosh, what a story! I absolutely loved the characters, I loved how the unlikeliest of pairings were forced to work together, I loved the descriptions of the horse and the equestrian culture. This novel has themes of the influence of grandparents, the disaster of broken families, coming-of-age youth, midlife crisis, and whether a marriage can be saved. Oh, and why do we stay in unsatisfying careers. Is that enough for you? But wait, there's more: JoJo Moyes must have a movie director where her brain is; she writes some scenes in this story that are so cinematic, I'm just bummed that I can't see them depicted in a movie. But maybe some day! I loved this story. Great job.
Julia Franklin was outstanding with the delivery of the story
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- Brendolynne
- 06-03-13
One excellent listen—makes your imagination dance
Jojo Moyes is quite the story teller—her pace is perfection. Sara, the young horse dancer, is forced to train frustratingly slow. But is pays off big time when it's time to put the horse to the test. So it is with The Horse Dancer. The first scenes were so un-dramatic I wasn't sure I wanted to continue, but then a whole new set of characters take center stage, and the details of the first chapters were invaluable. From then on it was a wild, wrenching extraordinary ride, so well worth it.
I especially love Jojo Moyes' endings. Well timed and satisfying - still I was sad when it was done because the adventure was so amazing. Julia Franklin is a gifted narrator who took on a diverse set of characters and accents with panache, coupling the novel perfectly.
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- lyl
- 09-27-12
From a true Anglophile
Love the English authors! Thanks Audible for having so many available on your site. This book has an excellent plot and the information on Dressage is fascinating. I highly recommend this book.
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- Kirstine
- 09-08-16
Story soon becomes preposterous
It didn’t enjoy this book nearly as much as the author’s You Before Me and The Girl you Left Behind, which have far more nuanced characters and realistic stories. The Horse Dancer starts promisingly but soon descends into an unbelievable journey to France by Sarah, a horse-mad 14 year old. It doesn’t help that most of the main characters are unpleasant and/or caricatures: Sarah is obsessive, rude and ungrateful notably when lawyer, Natasha, implausibly takes Sarah into her home after meeting her shop-lifting and then sacrifices much to help her. For most of the book Natasha is in an over-wrought state and bickering with her estranged husband, Mack. There’s just too much friction, over-blown emotion, improbable jeopardy and characters acting stupidly. The only wholly admirable character is the horse!
After hours of incessant conflict and arguments the final epilogue has the main characters implausibly transformed into a saccharine-sweet happy family.
The narrator does give the various characters distinct voices but she over-emphasizes the stridency of Natasha’s grievances and Sarah’s surly truculence, which makes both even less likeable.
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- lynn
- 11-03-09
Best yet!
This was one of the best books I have downloaded for a while. JoJo Moyes never disappoints. Every book is different, and this is definitely one of her best. Highly recommended even if you aren't into horses.If you have read JoJos' books before then you will not be dissapointed. If you are new to her books then this is a great place to discover her.
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- Susan
- 09-16-13
Relationships - families and horses
Jojo Moyes once again draws realistic characters who have passions and foibles. This one explores human relationships and those between a girl and her horse. In this book you are drawn to Sarah and how she trains her horse in classical equitation. Whilst you are focusing and empathising with Sarah and her horse you are emotionally caught up with her home-life. Very enjoyable. My walks got longer as I wanted to know what would happen next and then of course came the downer when it had finished.
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- Carol
- 04-16-12
Horses ....
This was my second jojo moyse book and definately won't be my last.
I have little interest in horses but after a slow start this book gripped me , the characters were well formed and the story touching and satisfying.
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- Sydney
- 11-28-11
Okay
Well-written and well-read and I enjoyed the first half. As the melodrama picked up though the plot became increasingly implausible, and the characters became increasingly silly in order to make the plot happen. Could have forgiven the plot but the characters got on my nerves until I heartily disliked all of them. Matter of taste I suppose but I barely made it to the end.
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- Liam
- 03-18-10
Love it...
Absolutely love this book. Quite unrealistic in parts yet a very enjoyable read and definitely one to recommend.
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- Katie Ford
- 07-07-14
Painfully cliched with awful narration
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A different story, different author and different narrator....
What didn’t you like about Julia Franklin’s performance?
The twelve year old girl sounds about 6, the lawyer's voice becomes so annoyingly whiney that I could see why her husband left her and Cowboy John is impossibly cliched.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It did eventually finish, that was it's only redeeming feature. That and Audible's Good Listen Guarantee
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This is the first book by Jojo Moyes that I've read so maybe I've been expecting too much but this book had little redeeming features. I'm not a big fan of chick lit but occasionally I fancy something lighter and as this was about horses, I thought I'd give it a try.
There just wasn't much of a story here and it's a long book! But nothing happens for ages and now I can't get back those hours spent listening to this drivel.
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- Liz
- 05-16-13
Gripping and un-put-downable!
Firstly, another stunning narration by Julia Franklin. How she brings these characters to life!
For the story itself, it winds from the past to the present and back again with such clarity that you never feel unsure of which time frame you are in. The characters are just so believable and although you want to shake Sarah, anyone who has contact with a teenage girl will recognise her immediately. She could have been my truculent daughter at that age!
The ending wasn't predictable, but absolutely lovely. You will so enjoy this listen. Be prepared for additional ironing, gardening, walking or whatever you do when listening!
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- Julie-Anne
- 01-17-12
Lovely book
I didn't know what to expect from this, but my pony-mad childhood came back to haunt me as I was choosing what to download next - and as so often happened in those days I made the decision because there was a nice horse on the cover. I loved it. I may not have made best friends with all the characters, but I empathised with them. One scene actually had me in tears as I was running down quite a busy road, and that's a first.
- and in fiction, I reckon a little bit of implausibility never hurt anyone...
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- ELIZABETH CROWE
- 03-10-15
Loved it
Thought the story was lovely and thought provoking , I love horses so was a pleasure to listen to I would recommend it
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- Helen Marsh
- 12-09-17
Generic airport reading, with a horse.
A mildly interesting, wildly implausible story, with 2-dimensional characters who perform with such moronic predictability that they are constantly surprised by what happens around them. A narrator who takes verbal stereotyping to the next level in her quest to put some life into the book’s inhabitants.
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- Andrea Dickinson
- 06-09-16
Males voices ruined the book
The story was wonderful however the character that played the male voices ruined the story and I believe did not portray the personality written in the words. It made me not want to listen at all. However the story line was so wonderful i kept going back.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-16-23
Grit and determination
Such a challenging life for Sarah, love how so many parts (people) were needed to make the whole
A complicated, wonderful story
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- Kate
- 07-14-21
Gripping and touching story
I loved this story. I found it quite emotional at times and couldn't stop listening. beautifully narrated, too.
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- Leonie
- 03-23-21
A lovely book. Highly recommended
I didn't want this book to end. It was obviously written by someone who loves horses and who could relate to a young girl who shared that love (as I did as a girl) and Jojo Moyes moving Dedication explained it all.
I was nearly put off by a number of scathing reviews of the narration, but I felt that Julia Franklin did a great job of bringing the characters to life, including her renditions of most of the male voices.
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- Mrs Julia King
- 07-31-20
My Favourite Book By Jo Jo Moyes
I have read a number of books by this author and enjoyed all of them, some more than others. However this book is by far my favourite. The narration was very well done and the story incredibly compelling.
As a mother of a horse loving daughter I could completely relate to the incredible relationship people can have with horses and the wealth of gifts that relationship can provide. However i think anyone could enjoy this well written story.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-21-20
Stunning novel
This novel is stunning and the narration is beautiful. Once again, Jojo Moyes has delivered characters who stay with you long after the final chapter.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-17-20
dreadful
found this Narration dreadful it put me off right from the start .have enjoyrd this author in other books
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- Anonymous User
- 10-23-19
So good..so many tears
I loved this book. I cried so many times throughout. I found it so easy to fall in and feel like I was there. Didn’t want it to end. Highly recommend. Especially if you’re a horse lover.
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- carolyn gladwin
- 07-30-18
really good
loved it. Written really well. couldn't stop listening. Very moving at times. Romance, horses, kids all woven into a really gripping story but one that didn't lack authenticity.
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