Black Beauty: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The Most Needed Book I Have Ever Read

When I first picked up this book, it was a late in the evening at the local library. I was a young girl, barely eight years old and I was struggling with some very difficult situations at home. There was a rift in my family, centered around me and it caused me to burrow into myself, not allowing for the easy childhood friendships that I should have had. At that time I was discovering books, but they were not quite what I was looking for. Sort of like picking up appears to be a soft drink and finding out it's really tea. Bearable, but not quite right. So I went looking for a book, not because I was aware of what I really needed, but because my young soul was lonely and broken. Black Beauty and I spent much of the next few weeks together as I read and then reread the story over and again. He understood my pain like no one else ever could. Together we raced the wind under fair weather and toiled up great hills against odds that no one should ever have had to face. He was my companion, as I was his. Recently, I picked up the book again and found myself dwelling on those long ago days. I can still remember the feel of soft grass as I lay with Black Beauty, full of pain but still able to gaze upon the bright flowers around me. To be able to see beauty, even when life is not at its best, was the gift that I most needed and the lesson that the story teaches us all.

15 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

A wonderful classic

Black Beauty is a great book about a horse. It's a book about a horse's life and his point of view about life.Black Beauty expresses his so well you would think Anna Sewell the author was actually a horse because she knows so much about a horse's point of view and their lives. This book is so wonderful that sometimes it seems as if you want to be a horse just like Black Beauty! This is by far the greatest classic I have ever read! I will remember this book forever because of Black Beauty's loyalty to his owners no matter how much he was mistreated by some of them! Black Beauty will always stand in my mind as the greatest horse book of all times!

8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Great book!!!!!!!!!

I loved the book! When I had to stop reading it, I would go "Just a few more pages!" It was very captivating to me. Beware that it has many typos but they are easy to skip.

6 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Black Beauty is a phenonimnal book.

Black Beauty is one of my favorite books. I have read it at least three times! The story Anna Sewell spins is truly amazing. She takes you back into the times of horse and buggy and shows you so many different types of characters. Anna points out right and wrong as you read her book. Black Beauty is constantly changing owners, he goes from a nice caretaker to harsh abusive owners and back again. The book is really good, especially if you are a horse lover. I recommend this book to anybody crazy about horses and people ranging from ten to adults. I think the book can be enjoyed by just about anybody. If you have read Black Beauty and enjoyed it Rose's Story is also a good book. It is the second book in The Girls Of Lighthouse Lane series.

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

Iiked this book very much i think everyone in the entire world should read it.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Tearjerker

When I was little, I saw the movie with my family, so the book already had a really strong emotional appeal to me. It is one of my all-time favorites, and I recommend it to ANYONE who likes books. It's a classic.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

How good this Book is

I ama 10 year old girl and i am in the fifth grade and i love this seventh grade and halft and i go to moore intermedia school and it is worth eleven points at my school an the book level is 7.7 and this book is for young aludts : *)

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Love!!!

I read it to my little bro. every night. We are not done yet so that is why l gave a 4 star rateing. Go no grammar! Lol! (If you read the book on here you would understand what l ment by that.)

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Ugh

All the words were messed up like somebody messed with them.:(

2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

A great book!

Though I`m adiccted to Margurite Henry books. Black Bueaty was the first horse book I had read. I don`t like it as much as books like Misty of Chincoteague, Black Gold, or Stormy, Misty`s Foal. But it`s still a great book. A classic. And if you enjoy horse books, than you`ll enjoy Black Bueaty!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

How the book is/ rate and review

It is a good book. I really like it! It has sad parts. Detiled good. It has lots of horses in it. If you like horses you might like it. If you don't like horses you might like it also

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Black Beauty

This is THE best book ever we read this in ALP(advanced learning prep) reading and i wanted to keep reading this book even when we had to go. At some points in this book some very sad things happen so I woulf say 8&up.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Yes

YES

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great Book!!

Black Beauty tells of a horse's journey from home to home. Black Beauty has some homes that treat him good and some that treat him him badly. One place he goes takes Black Beauty inside their house to draw his picture and he leaves them a surprice on the floor. If you like books that make you laugh, cry, or become happy for the characters you should read Black Beauty.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Marty iz awesome

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To autumnbreeze1

Thanls! Thats kind of what i was thinking but i wasnt sure! You cam reply to me if you want. What is your age? Mine is 11 9/12. I know! Im very precise with my age!-BlackBeautylover713

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Apprentices:

Great book get it!!!!!!!

Awsome

good but full of typos.

Really good but full of typos. I read thru the typos and it is an excellent story. A classic!

Stupid book

I HATE THIS BOOK