Reviews - The Black Cauldron

607 reviews for:

The Black Cauldron

Lloyd Alexander

4.08 AVERAGE

yapxinyi's review against another edition

5.0

If only I read this as a kid... I'd have loved it even more

heeb's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective 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

kellyrand's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated

momogajo's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

charlesc_n's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

strombolibones's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book 1 in the Chronicles of Prydain was essentially a Welsh 1:1 of the first half of the Fellowship of the Ring, except it was a fun, breezy middle-grade read, and I've only seen the movie once rather than like 6000 times, so it still managed to feel fresh!

Book 2 wasn't a step down in any way, it actually began to deviate more from LotR and had some more mature elements, I just took longer to read it and had slightly less fun this time. So, I begrudgingly dropped it by a quarter-star, although honestly it probably deserves to go UP a quarter instead. Either way:

Solid book, I'll definitely continue this series when I need breaks from some of the more "adult" books, and I definitely recommend reading these if you find yourself in a similar spot! (also in case anyone was wondering, the Disney movie is a combo of books 1 and 2)