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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I remember reading this book some time ago. It being a while since I actually read it I can't remember much about it to give my opinion on - I vaguely remember another ginger horse (which I have a feeling was called Ginger), and I remember the narrating horse spent some time in the service of a cruel London cab driver... But I can't say much on it's good or bad points.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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
A beautiful story of a horse through all walks of life. I loved this book, and you will too.
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Simple but powerful, melancholy and humane, a melting pot of kindness and tragedy.
Finally regained the determination to read this book, and finished it after nearly two months. The story is as depressing as it is uplifting. Some people are good to animals, but most are not. If you love animals, this book will break your heart several times, and I don't recommend reading it for that reason, even though it's very well written, and a famous children's classic.
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
A lovely listen, I quite enjoyed the sound effects, they made the book come to life. In some instances they were too loud and the narration was almost drowned out but overall great.
Narrarion was incredible.
I think what I took from this story was firstly I do love horses what incredible creatures and secondly the natural eb and flow of life. There will be highs and lows and you need to stay present because this too shall pass.
Finished it in two days!
Narrarion was incredible.
I think what I took from this story was firstly I do love horses what incredible creatures and secondly the natural eb and flow of life. There will be highs and lows and you need to stay present because this too shall pass.
Finished it in two days!
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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