607 reviews for:

The Black Cauldron

Lloyd Alexander

4.08 AVERAGE

chozo12hammer's review against another edition

2.75

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Rips on lotr a bit

llanirev's review against another edition

4.0

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Start was very uninteresting, but became better and better

grapejellyfish's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

victorianabigail's review against another edition

3.0

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Stronger than the first book, this still didn't enthrall me. There are a lot of moments that feel like they should pack a big punch, but they all feel curiously muted, perhaps because the characters are so flat; Ellidyr is the most intriguing, but we don't ever find out why he is the way he is. I did enjoy the enchantresses.

thndrstd's review against another edition

5.0

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A great fantasy adventure with great characters and themes. I loved it.

ravenousbookmouse's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

ocelotekatl's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the_alexis_ked's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-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

depleti's review against another edition

4.0

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These books are still too cute. Since I just watched Disney's version of The Black Cauldron the other day, it was interesting to see the differences. Disney's movie is really just a conglomeration of the first two books, and it's neat to see just how grand and epic the adventure is in the book.

donnie2books's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated