Geraldine Brooks is a talented and accomplished writer, and her latest book, Horse, shows her skill at translating her research into a well-told story. She weaves together several storylines that coalesce around a famous racehorse named Lexington. She tackles the thorny issue of writing from the perspective of a black person, even though she is white. I read a review of Horse in the Altlantic by Jordan Kisner addressing that topic. Here is a link: 638449
The two main black characters, Jarrett and Theo, don't evolve over the course of the book. My guess, and it's only a guess, is Brooks didn't want to give them any deep flaws to overcome for fear of misrepresenting black men. On the other hand, Horse is a carefully crafted puzzle. She starts with several seemly unrelated pieces and then lays them together to form a coherent, clever picture. I enjoyed it.🏇🏇🏇
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