tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post2903958385638948549..comments2023-11-05T03:22:55.709-08:00Comments on Bookworm1858: BattleshipThe Insouciant Sophisticatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-76784586334998759932013-07-13T20:33:21.421-07:002013-07-13T20:33:21.421-07:00Great you could check this one out, but sorry it e...Great you could check this one out, but sorry it ended up not being what you'd hoped. I'm not a horse person either...though my sister is, as she's actually ridden them. I have not; scares me too much! haha<br />Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-36251667132431860792013-07-13T13:52:32.965-07:002013-07-13T13:52:32.965-07:00Thank you for taking the time to read and review &...Thank you for taking the time to read and review "Battleship." I respect your thoughts -- and I'm tickled that, even though overall it wasn't your kind of book, you wanted to see how small Battleship was, compared with the other racehorses. Can do! There is a photo section in the finished book (20 black and white pictures), but his size shows up best in newsreel. (Warning: racing film shows some horses and riders falling. I hate that part and know others do, too. In Battleship's Grand National, the fallers fortunately were not injured -- but, tragically, one horse died from heart failure [not shown in newsreel].) Here's a link:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0V8jQJ7fs8<br /><br />You can get a good look at Battleship at these points:<br /><br />:38 - Bruce gets a leg up on Battleship (#5); then you see them walking past the stands, onto the course<br /><br />3:03 - little Battleship leads Royal Danieli (2nd place) and Workman (3rd place)<br /><br />about 3:10 - big Royal Danieli gallops up beside Battleship, and for several seconds you can see how RD makes Battleship look pony-sized<br /><br />3:48 - Royal Danieli (nearer to camera) almost hides Battleship from view<br /><br />4:08 - Battleship with police escort (the two police horses, much taller than he, are about the same height as Battleship’s racing opponents)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460986568254999405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-63397549783641311402013-07-13T08:02:29.472-07:002013-07-13T08:02:29.472-07:00Yeah, I think I'd try Seabiscuit before this o...Yeah, I think I'd try Seabiscuit before this one. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756695137600895936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-90815758184174485862013-07-13T04:09:59.947-07:002013-07-13T04:09:59.947-07:00I never read Seabiscuit or Secretariat but I enjoy...I never read Seabiscuit or Secretariat but I enjoyed the movies. Sometimes I think it is more exciting to see the story in visual form rather than read the book especially when it comes to horse racing :)<br /><br />I loved horses when I was a kid (though they also scared me a little because of their size and my fear of falling off) but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed a book like this. If they make it into a movie, maybe I'll watch it instead...Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.com