Q2 book review

Q2 book review


Forlorn River is one of Zane Grey’s great western tales. It is about a man who left his family at 16 and lives on Clear Lake by himself. It is a tale of courage and determination. Ben Ide is the main character and is a cowboy who has always loved horses; especially California Red a mystical horse who always gets away from Ben when he tries to catch him.
Ben Ide is a struggling horse ranger. He has a few opportunities to catch some horses but passes them up because he loves them so much. His father thinks he is a failure and his old girlfriend does not trust him anymore. So Ben and his friend Modoc and Nevada have to rescue California Red from bens dad who wants to give the horse to Bens little sister. A fight ends up breaking put between these two groups of people.
Zane Grey writes with a lot of passion and very fluent, understandable style. It is kind of old English but still very easy to read. I enjoy reading all of his works and will try to look for this book’s sequel “Nevada”.
“The golden sunlight receded from the wooded cape and the little cabin across the lake where Ben Ide lived; and to Ina there seemed to be a similarity between that passing and her mood of the moment. She changed everyday, every hour; she was going toward something- perhaps a great sadness.
After reading this book I have become a fan of western stories. I really liked how passionate he wrote about his topics. Also he incorporated action into what was a romance/ western novel. This book sent me the message that you should never give up on your dreams for anyone.