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[RC] Barbaro - the book - Julie Pearsall.....an opinion only...
I borrowed the book from my library - glad I didn't buy it. It wasn't much more than a series of magazine/news articles chronicling the life and death of a great racehorse. At the beginning of the book, the author quotes Harper Lee and compares the death of Barbaro to the sin of killing a mocking bird. In the final paragraph of the book, the author reminds us of the sin of killing a hummingbird. Please.... if you're going to quote classic liturature, do it accurately!
If I were a Thoroughbred lover, I might buy it. I guess I'm spoiled by the work Laura Hillenbrand put into writing Seabiscuit. My gut reaction is that these authors are cashing in on a wave of morbid public curiosity. Maybe not their intention, but it just didn't feel like a heartfelt effort.
Just my opinion!
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