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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very pleased I've finally read this classic - it was a very enjoyable read
I had to re-read this for my Horses & Humans class and I enjoyed it just as much as I did when I was a kid... which was a lot considering I was (and still am) an equestrian for most of my childhood. But reading it as an adult, although I liked it a lot but not enough to give it all 5 ⭐️s. I did enjoy having more information about the book before I started reading it.
4.5★
A Goodreads member requested some of the Black Beauty quotes be cleaned up. I owned this copy and it became easier to reread and try to fix as many quotes as I could while reading. (I should note that doing this is quite definitely a one-off & that I was intending to read this book next year anyway!)
This is the story of Black Beauty's rise and then fall through the ranks through no fault of his own. BB's voice is quite definitely Ms Sewell's, a kindly woman who wanted to see horses (still the main form of transportation in the 1870s) treated (quite a bit) better. You really feel that BB has a few things he wants to get off his chest!
Sewell/BB do feel compassion for the poor working class cabbies who have no choice but to work horses they have rented seven days a week. Ginger's
Anyone who is thinking of buying a horse (or any other domestic animal) should read this.
Sewell died a few months after this book was first published. I hope she did get at least to taste a small measure of the book's success.
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A Goodreads member requested some of the Black Beauty quotes be cleaned up. I owned this copy and it became easier to reread and try to fix as many quotes as I could while reading. (I should note that doing this is quite definitely a one-off & that I was intending to read this book next year anyway!)
This is the story of Black Beauty's rise and then fall through the ranks through no fault of his own. BB's voice is quite definitely Ms Sewell's, a kindly woman who wanted to see horses (still the main form of transportation in the 1870s) treated (quite a bit) better. You really feel that BB has a few things he wants to get off his chest!
They always seemed to think that a horse was something like a steam-engine, only smaller. At any rate, they seemed to think that if they only pay for it, a horse is bound to go just as far, and just as fast, and with just as heavy a load as they please.
Sewell/BB do feel compassion for the poor working class cabbies who have no choice but to work horses they have rented seven days a week. Ginger's
Spoiler
tragic end still moved me to tears!Anyone who is thinking of buying a horse (or any other domestic animal) should read this.
Sewell died a few months after this book was first published. I hope she did get at least to taste a small measure of the book's success.
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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am very familiar with the story of Black Beauty. I watched the 1994 version of the film a lot as a child, so I was very interested to see what the book was like.
This a very sad book. I'm so happy Black Beauty got his happy ending. There is an air of sadness that remains to end though. As Beauty mentions that he often believes himself to still be at Britwick before he fully wakes up. With his friends under the apple trees...
This a very sad book. I'm so happy Black Beauty got his happy ending. There is an air of sadness that remains to end though. As Beauty mentions that he often believes himself to still be at Britwick before he fully wakes up. With his friends under the apple trees...
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
fast-paced
Took me back to my childhood Pony Pals days — and also my invisible horse Ginger who I took VERY good care of and was the best of all the invisible horses. It’s probably a sin to put Black Beauty in the same category as Pony Pals? Whatever.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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:
Complicated