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Title: High Hopes lead to Disappointment
Review: I had high hopes for this book, Parker's first Western. However, while Appaloosa has all the elements of a good Western, the novel left me not caring at all about the characters.Parker's lack of knowledge about horses is painfully evident, as when he refers to a "buckskin with a LIGHT (caps mine) mane", which is genetically impossible.There are severe editing problems with the text, especially when the Appaloosa stallion appears. "Appaloosa" is capitalized in one sentence, then not in the next.I particularly resented the publisher's trick of using large font size and double-spacing to make the reader think they are getting more book for their money than they are. If this book had been printed as most are, it would have come in at well under 200 pages.I was really disappointed in this book. Worse than being a terrible novel, it's just mediocre.
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