Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

9 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I remember starting this when I was kid, as my grandparents collected these deals in the newspaper where each week you could use the token to collect one of their classics. It was such a cute promotion to get people reading, and I never for the life of me know what I did with that bag of classics! 

Anyway, memory over, it was time to get back to Black Beauty and hear the story of a horse, from youth to his forever home.

This was such an emotional story (I don't know how I didn't cry!). Black Beauty had been through so many hands, some highlighting the cruelty of people, whilst others showing the kindness the world can offer. He experienced it all and really had my heart in a vice grip.

Ginger's story within in Black Beauty's account was heartbreaking. Treated roughly from the start and passed from cruelty to cruelty, my heart ached for her.

What a beautiful classic. I don't think I can eloquently present my thoughts for this one, but it was wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

readertate's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

wild_mustang's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Car accident

bookishlybecca's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Racial slurs

_ohheyisabella_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

luananki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

kindheits-ich hat sich ein sehr gutes lieblingsbuch mit wichtigem thema ausgesucht

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Body shaming

veeronald's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Grief

zoethewyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is a beautifully aged classic. Written in the mid-late 1800’s, it was one of the first of its kind as a book from the perspective of an animal, and was a great help in creating the animal welfare movement. This animal welfare message is clearly visible and repeated throughout the entire book, but in such a way that it’s never repetitive or annoying.

It’s often talks about standing up for the oppressed, which in the book is animals and horses, but still rings very true to today’s world- full of racial and economic  inequality,  police brutality, etc.  To quote the book, “Do you know why this world is as bad as it is? ... it is because people think only about their own business, and won’t trouble themselves to stand up for the oppressed, nor bring the wrongdoer to light. ... if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War

greerd's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts