Sarah A. (sla506) - , reviewed on 9/14/2009 + 35 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

After reading and loving Water for Elephants, I wanted to pick up more of Sara Gruen's novels. I was sorely disappointed. Riding Lessons was terrible. So terrible, in fact, that I only read about half of it. Part of the problem was that the topic just did not interest me. But, it didn't have the great writing and descriptions that Water for Elephants had. It was simplistic and totally predictable. I felt that the characters where shallow and cliche. This is one of her earlier novels, and Water for Elephants shows that she's grown as a writer. So, I haven't given up hope yet.

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