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stefhyena 's review for:
The Black Cauldron
by Lloyd Alexander
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I used to really really love these although I was always a bit annoyed that Eilonwy was treated as less than Taran just because he was a man. Now I can see more clearly how the whole book is about manhood and she really is there just so he will have someone to marry when he grows up.
It's full of tropes and archetypes. It was written in the 60s so some of them were probably less tired back then. The stuff around Elidwyr is done in quite a sanctimonious and preachy way but again I think it worked better in its time. Certainly you could argue that in 2024 we are all too individualistic and cynical but the masculinity of this book makes me prefer now to then.
I'm not sad I reread it but I don't think I will worry too much about finding and rereading all of them
It's full of tropes and archetypes. It was written in the 60s so some of them were probably less tired back then. The stuff around Elidwyr is done in quite a sanctimonious and preachy way but again I think it worked better in its time. Certainly you could argue that in 2024 we are all too individualistic and cynical but the masculinity of this book makes me prefer now to then.
I'm not sad I reread it but I don't think I will worry too much about finding and rereading all of them