Misty of Chincoteague

UncoveredMyths reviewed Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Review of 'Misty of Chincoteague' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A childhood favorite re-visited.

Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes

What ages would I recommend it too? – All ages. Children will enjoy the single storyline; while adults enjoy an easy afternoon read (especially while waiting on a bus, show, doctor, or other appointments).

Length? – Reasonable for an afternoon.

Characters? – Memorable, several characters, though a bit confusing in the beginning.

Setting? – Real world, Recent times (1940′s).

Written approximately? – 1947.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Yes! Did they ever see the Phantom again?

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? This one again has a money issue. It would help if there was a tiny prologue showing some of the money amounts listed in the book in more up to date terms. Also, some readers would like to know what happened to the real …

Subjects

Chincoteague pony -- Juvenile fiction.

Chincoteague pony -- Fiction.

Ponies -- Fiction.

Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.

Chincoteague Island (Va.) -- Fiction.

Jack 💜 reviewed Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

4 stars

Call this more of a 3.5. The writing itself is gorgeous, and the setting described beautifully. I do think it’s a little disappointing that the book is more about the Phantom than Misty herself, but that’s what sequels are for, I suppose.

This is also a book from the 40’s with some of the social attitudes of the time coating it over in an unseemly film of grease. I’m not a big fan of how Maureen gets continually shoved to the side, and the whole practice of pony penning is a whole other ethical can of worms I’d rather not get into here.

But like, for what it is, it’s fun.