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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

44 reviews

theneighborhoodbookwyrm's review against another edition

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hopeful informative sad tense

5.0

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chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is such a classic read and I really enjoyed reading it but I did found it slow to read and some parts of the book did bore me and didn’t grasp my interest at all. I can appreciate the story behind black beauty and I can appreciate how it’s told and how it’s written. I really didn’t like the animal cruelty in this book at all and I found that very hard hitting to read. The way the story is told is done really well and told in so much detail. Overall it was a okay read, xx

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wild_mustang's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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bookishlybecca's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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mark_74's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

It's been about 40yrs since I first read this and I found it just as moving as I did the first time. Beautifull written, it takes you on an incredible journey of ups and downs in a horses life.

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vagorsol's review against another edition

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4.0

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kathryn_hallows's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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scottyreadsstuff's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

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! :)

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crweber25's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Maybe I'd have liked this more if I was into horses, but it was not for me.

Note: G-slur used once.

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hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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? No

5.0

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