arkrayder 's review for:

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

3.0

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I liked this book slightly less than, "The Book of Three", the first book in the chronicles of Prydain. I found parts of the writing flat and some of the action just happening as if it were to allow the story to proceed to the next point. The characters in this have grown from the first book, apart from Doli, I believe, his character was pretty much a rehash of himself in the first book. Although to be fair he was missing a lot for most of the tale.