I was told that The Red Pony isn’t a great book; I read a
review that ratified this perspective and having finished the book, I can
wholeheartedly agree. The Red Pony isn’t a bad novel, it’s mediocre. Yet with
the aforementioned novels under Steinbeck’s enormous, powerful belt, it seems
this mediocrity transforms into disappointment.
The problem with the novel is that it is quite simply bland. It is split into short stories, beginning with protagonist Jody receiving the titular 'red' pony. Jody loves the pony but is forced to grow up when tragedy occurs. The rest of the book seems to simply continue along these dull and faded lines.
I would recommend this book only to those who adore Steinbeck, as it presents his idiosyncratic prose which he is famed for. Yet, if, like me, you enjoy Steinbeck, but don't adorn him, you may find this book slightly bland and insipid. It may be wise to refer to Steinbeck's aforementioned salient classics that guarantee a great read.
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