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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
medium-paced
DNF @ 70%
just lost interest
just lost interest
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's great re-reading children's books you loved and realising you were right to love it then and now!
I CAN'T STOP CRYING!
It is the most beautiful story about how cruel we humans are. I like that it as told by the horse and how good work Anna Sewell has done to study and understand the horses' behaviour.
It is the most beautiful story about how cruel we humans are. I like that it as told by the horse and how good work Anna Sewell has done to study and understand the horses' behaviour.
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
This was a decent story. I'm not a huge horse lover (they freak me out a bit) but I liked Black Beauty as a character. This book, while short, took me a few days to get into. I kept picking it up, then putting it down again. I enjoyed reading all about his life, as well as the trials and tribulations he went through.
There was one part that really bummed me out, and bummed me out for days. I was so sad at how Ginger's life turned out. I wish she had had a happy ending
Overall, a good book and I can definitely see why it's resonated with so many children and adults.
There was one part that really bummed me out, and bummed me out for days.
Overall, a good book and I can definitely see why it's resonated with so many children and adults.
I had to reread this book for a class and I was quick to realize why I read it in third grade. It's a really easy read.
And while I felt bad for Black Beauty, it also started to get annoying. It was like "Oh, this person's nice, this person's cruel. Oh, woe is me." I think that the balance was off. But... considering Sewell wrote it to change the treatment of animals, I guess she succeeded.
In the end, it was a "meh" book.
And while I felt bad for Black Beauty, it also started to get annoying. It was like "Oh, this person's nice, this person's cruel. Oh, woe is me." I think that the balance was off. But... considering Sewell wrote it to change the treatment of animals, I guess she succeeded.
In the end, it was a "meh" book.