Title: A Disappointing Horse Tale
Review: This just doesn't have the spark that good books do. For starters, it's way over-researched. What's more, it isn't particularly well written. The words are all function, and the sentences, paragraphs and chapters are unfocused and poorly organized. Mitchell tends to alternately dart around aimlessly from topic to topic, and then get encumbered by extended and uninteresting digressions that are difficult to get through. I'm someone who appreciates skillful use of language, even in sports books, and unfortunately Mitchell's writing is sterile; perfect for reference books, perhaps, and possibly even some political writing (which she seems to specialize in based on her bio), but incapable of doing justice to the dramatic story of Chris Antley and Charismatic. Mitchell includes her own personal story as well in this book in a way that, in my personal opinion, seems gratuitous. I found Three Strides Before the Wire to be a major disappointment.
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