The Man Who Listens To Horses review

[alobear]

Monty Roberts is an impressive kinda guy.  In The Man Who Listens To Horses, he tells how he developed his revolutionary way of training horses, filling in a lot of informatio about his childhood and other activities along the way.  And, boy, has he done a lot of stuff!  It's all very interesting, particularly to someone who's into horses, and I have to admire the way he persevered in the face of adversity.

However, his style is a little odd - I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but something about the way he writes is a little off-putting.  The narrative is very fragmented as well, jumping backwards and forwards a lot, and only spending a few pages on most anecdotes before zipping off to talk about something else.

I suppose it at least suggests he wrote the book himself, and I shouldn't expect great literary art from someone of his background, and what he has to say is interesting enough to cover up the stylistic issues.