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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
This classic story is about a horse that changed owners, some are good, but some are bad. Great story.
This is as good and solid a "talking animal" book as it comes, and rereading it again after all of these years has reminded me what amazing, wonderful, and often over-looked animals horses are. All too often in this day and age, horses are seen as merely "those things that cowboys ride" or "those things that rich spoiled white people buy for their rich spoiled white daughters", as vehicles or props, rather than living, breathing, intelligent creatures who deserve care and respect. In a "talking animal" subgenre that is overrun with dominated by cats and wolves, it is a refreshing and wonderful treat to read a story in which horses have a voice and take the center stage.
It's often labeled as a children's book, but there are quite a few scenes depicting gruesome deaths and animal cruelty that will be difficult for any reader to stomach, not just children. While it never quite reaches the same levels of heart-rending sadness as say, [b:The Plague Dogs|12442|The Plague Dogs|Richard Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388951112s/12442.jpg|826957], it is still worth a warning label.
All the same, this is a lovely read for anyone who considers themselves an animal lover or anyone who once was (or still is) "nuts about horses".
Also, this is currently (as far as I know) the closest thing in existence to a "[b:Watership Down|76620|Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)|Richard Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405136931s/76620.jpg|1357456] with horses". WHY DOESN'T THAT EXIST YET!?!?
It's often labeled as a children's book, but there are quite a few scenes depicting gruesome deaths and animal cruelty that will be difficult for any reader to stomach, not just children. While it never quite reaches the same levels of heart-rending sadness as say, [b:The Plague Dogs|12442|The Plague Dogs|Richard Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388951112s/12442.jpg|826957], it is still worth a warning label.
All the same, this is a lovely read for anyone who considers themselves an animal lover or anyone who once was (or still is) "nuts about horses".
Also, this is currently (as far as I know) the closest thing in existence to a "[b:Watership Down|76620|Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)|Richard Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405136931s/76620.jpg|1357456] with horses". WHY DOESN'T THAT EXIST YET!?!?
I have so many editions of this book and I absolutely adore it. A beautiful, heartwarming story.
Going into this book, I really did not know anything about it, except it is a children's classic about a horse and there is some movie adaptation with Elizabeth Taylor in it. Maybe because of that l expected it to be sugary sweet. But it wasn't. I was pleasantly surprised and I really enjoyed it.
It is amazing how well this story holds up with the passage of time. Yes, it is the autobiography of a horse from the animal's perspective, but it is also such a wonderful social commentary. The language is easy to understand, despite the age of the tale, and it is both beautiful and educational. Not only does it instruct about the health and keeping of horses, but it also sheds light on the nature of the human spirit. It is a reminder to be kind, to be appreciative, and to always do your best despite the circumstances. This is such a great read for middle graders. And adults could stand to learn a few lessons from it as well...
Read for the Reading Rush. Challenge 5, read a book with a non-human main character
I read this in High School around 10 grade, I just read it just to read something. The story had some happy moments and it had it's sad moments. It's about a horse named Black Beauty and it's in his POV, he talks about all the stuff that he went though and all the good and bad things that he saw along the way in his life. I don't cry very often in books but there was one part when he saw a friend that he was a colt with and she was standing beside him and she was starving, that part just made me cried so bad. It was very upsetting for me because there really are horses that are staving out there and that just makes me so sad.
God I fucking hate horses and absolutely fucking everything about them.
"...he said that cruelty was the devil's own trademark, and if we saw any one who took pleasure in cruelty, we might know who he belonged to...On the other hand, where we saw people who loved their neighbours, and were kind to man and beast, we might know that was God's mark, for 'God is Love'."
These lines from the book made a huge impact on me. If you love animals and take heed to their feelings then this novel is for you. I will not say it's all hunky-dory throughout the story but it certainly is heart warming (and heart wrenching at times).
I loved the writing style and the way Anna made me feel every emotion so strongly. I cried and I laughed for the characters, I hated and I loved them.
I strongly feel that this should be made a part of school syllabus so that children can be sensitised towards animals, which is very necessary to sustain the world.
As for me, who's already an animal lover, this book only reinforced my feelings for our four-footed friends so I absolutely adored the story and I'm sure I'll re-read it again and again. :D
These lines from the book made a huge impact on me. If you love animals and take heed to their feelings then this novel is for you. I will not say it's all hunky-dory throughout the story but it certainly is heart warming (and heart wrenching at times).
I loved the writing style and the way Anna made me feel every emotion so strongly. I cried and I laughed for the characters, I hated and I loved them.
I strongly feel that this should be made a part of school syllabus so that children can be sensitised towards animals, which is very necessary to sustain the world.
As for me, who's already an animal lover, this book only reinforced my feelings for our four-footed friends so I absolutely adored the story and I'm sure I'll re-read it again and again. :D