Thursday, December 15, 2011

Book Review - Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

Book tile: Black Beauty

Author: Anna Sewell

Chapters: 4 "parts" and 49 chapters

Pages: 245

Type of book: Classic

My rating: 5 stars (out of 5)

Setting: London

Plot: Told from the horse's point of view, from owner to owner Black Beauty is given different names and jobs. While one owner can be kind, the next can cruel. One of Black Beauty's friends is a mare named Ginger who was abused by her former owner and hates man. But that changes when she meets Black Beauty. Black Beauty is strong, smart and kind. In his life, anything can happen in a day

Why I love this book: You fall in love with the characters. It's an fairly easy read. And very clean. The story flows nicely and the descriptions are great. I also love this book because, beside the characters, it's real. All the london cabs and the farms, the country roads...  It's a great book!

Would I recommend this book: Yes!!

If you have any questions just leave a comment!

Happy reading!
    -Emily

2 comments:

  1. This reminds me of the "warhorse" story. So does the book have mostly descriptions or mostly conversations?

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