Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

12 reviews

bookishlybecca's review against another edition

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

mark_74's review against another edition

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

It's been about 40yrs since I first read this and I found it just as moving as I did the first time. Beautifull written, it takes you on an incredible journey of ups and downs in a horses life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: War

crweber25's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Maybe I'd have liked this more if I was into horses, but it was not for me. 

Note: G-slur used once.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Alcoholism

Minor: Racial slurs

hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am pretty sure I read this when I was young, or it was read to me. But wow is it a different experience as an adult. The breadth of emotions I felt, and the deep anger. Sewell wrote an incredible book. I had to do some research and was so happy to learn what a profound effect this book had on the laws surrounding the care and treatment of horses and other animals. 

Another classic down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death and Alcoholism

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

kathyhope_'s review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

book_moth's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

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