Reviews - The Black Cauldron

607 reviews for:

The Black Cauldron

Lloyd Alexander

4.08 AVERAGE

kmoynihan's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jade's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beccalynnjo's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-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: Yes

kes7706's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

roseleaf24's review against another edition

4.0

Newbery Honor 1965
A great adventure story in its own right, but also an excellent next installment in the series.

marimar_morningstar's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

melissa_who_reads's review against another edition

5.0

Very much enjoyed this classic. Listened to it this time around, and enjoyed the voices as well.

abnightshade's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

celey's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A great second entry in the Chronicles of Prydain! All the favorites are back, with some very compelling new characters as well. This book gets a little deeper into what it means to be a hero, without losing any of its sparkle and action.

Content Warnings

darllenydd's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Second book in The Chronicles Of Prydain series moves the story of on with the protagonist Taran growing in stature from the events and adventures unfolding around him.

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