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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

3.79 AVERAGE

roba333's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

violet97's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: No

jarvisified's review against another edition

Just Got Bored... Will complete after some time

Was Going To Start Chapter 10 called 'A Talk In The Orchard.'

scottyreadsstuff's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As a child, I started Black Beauty a few times but never finished it. I’m definitely glad I finally did! Overall, it’s a very good story! It was rather preachy about animal rights and religion (funnily enough, and this is coming from someone very religious). Then again, not only was that the point Anna Sewell was making when writing; but also, that was the convention for the time - especially for a children’s book.

If you’re interested in a good horse story and don’t mind the not-so-subtle activism, I’d recommend Black Beauty! :)

Content Warnings

felinity's review against another edition

4.0

The first half felt very different from the second. In the beginning I did not like this narrator - the story is an old favorite of mine, so pauses in odd places and character voices that slip were very irritating - but it all seemed to settle down in the second half and I could just enjoy it.