This book was disappointing. I didn't appreciate the way it jumped back and forth from the present to the past. (The narrator is reminiscing about his past.) Writing it this way made it hard for me to follow. Before reading the book, I was under the impression the story would be about a sentinel event which happened the day two boys went out to steal a couple of horses. However, the novel only briefly touches on this day. Though the book is titled this way, its honestly not really what the main story line is about. 
 The novel would have been much more interesting if the author focused more on this life altering day. This particular incident never really gets explored for more than a meager chapter. I think much more attention and emphasis should have been put on this event. So for me the book was sort of a let down. It didn't' live up to my expectations.