Turbo AI Book Summaries

Across three timelines, Horse tracks the champion racehorse Lexington and the people his legend binds. In the 1850s, Jarret, an enslaved groom, tends a skittish foal and, amid the brutality of the antebellum South, coaxes him into greatness. In 2019, Theo, a Nigerian American art historian, rescues a discarded painting and begins to unearth the silenced record of Black horsemen. At the Smithsonian, Jess assembles Lexington’s skeleton, reading bones as evidence, and her work intersects with Theo’s search. Their paths converge as old crimes reverberate in the present, forcing a reckoning over who gets remembered, who gets erased, and what it costs to set the record straight.

This guide comprehensively presents the novel: precise chapter summaries, incisive portraits of Jarret, Theo, Jess, and Lexington, crisp explorations of art, science, race, and memory, and a curated selection of essential quotes. Explore to enrich your reading and savor Geraldine Brooks’s craft with a resource that’s thorough, engaging, and clear.