Half Broke Horses

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls was a book my grandma mentioned awhile back in one of her family letters.  She said it was one of the best books she'd read in awhile, so I decided to read it.  It is the story of the author's grandmother, Lily, a "no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling" woman who grew up on farms and ranches and helped her father break horses starting when she was 6.  She taught school, raised two kids, learned to drive and fly airplanes, helped her husband run a ranch, and endured some tough personal tragedies.

This book was fascinating!  Even though the book is based on memories and accounts and is pretty much the true story of her grandmother, the book is considered fiction since 1) the author had to fill in gaps, and 2) she wrote it in first person to really capture her grandmother's personality.  I just loved reading the book all the way through and was captivated by this woman's life experiences.  It's just so cool to read a book like this where the stuff really happened!  It was one of those books that I kept thinking about even when I wasn't reading it.  Really, this book was such a fun, interesting, intriguing read.  Highly recommended.

Rating: * * * (3/3 = Loved it)