Title: Black Beauty
Author: Anna Sewell Stars:4/5 stars Summary: "Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse" -Goodreads Overview: This book could make the most evil person in the world cry, I promise. The first time I read this book I was about 9 years old and it had a huge impact on me. Unlike other classics Black Beauty has a feeling of sadness and struggle over it. Even the brightest points of the book was not enough to shine through the layer of sadness. However I think that´s a good thing since the book was first written as a prostest against the treatment of draft horses during the 19th century. Cons: I feel like this book was particularly weak in the area of events and pace. In the middle part of the book and forward it felt like the same things began to recur, and as a child I thought it was quite boring. Offensive content: There is no swearing in this book (or sexual content) however I want to warn sensitive readers that it occurs some graphical scenes where the horses are treated very badly. Pros: I especially appreciated the point of view since it is very unusual for a book to have the point of view of an animal. The point of view gave an insight of how Black Beauty felt and thought, which helped me to connect with Black Beauty and feel the pain he felt. I also loved that it toke place in London nearly 150 years ago(Because who doesn't love that?) Quote: “We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.”
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