Really enjoyed this prelude to Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. It was a great read and the story gave some real insight into the life that shaped her mother. Really enjoyed the development of her grandmother's character, and loved that Ms. Walls portrayed her with a wonderfully balanced approach. While not as strong as Glass Castle, the author is still a superb story teller.

What a great novel! Another amazing book from Jeannette Walls. After reading The Glass Castle, I was excited to read this true-life novel and once again I was hooked after the first page.

Walls has a way of getting the reader so involved in the story and with the characters that it is hard to put the novel down once you start. Her family stories are entertaining, funny and smart and I look forward to future novels from her.

I would recommend this book to everyone, although if I were to choose now I would have read this novel before The Glass Castle (just to read the in chronological order).

A wonderful read! I really enjoyed this book.

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. Jeanette Walls impressed me with her "Glass Castle" and now with "half Broke Horses" . The style of chapters or breaks in pages every few pages lends well to short time frames devoted to reading. All in all I would strongly reccomend this read to everyone, straight from the hip both warm and enriching.