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Title: Black Beauty
Subtitle: Bring the Classics to Life
Author: Anna Sewell
Narrator: Iman
Format: Abridged
Length: 37 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-30-17
Publisher: EDCON Publishing Group, Inc.
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
This audiobook is about the life of a beautiful horse as a colt, adult, and retired animal and addresses issues horses had to deal with in regards to being used to pull carriages for money making and about the fair and kind treatment of animals used by people.
Members Reviews:
Classic Sinclair
I've read this over 20 years ago and I'm rereading it again, just to remind me what life is like if you don't speak up for your rights! Great Book from an era that we maybe repeating, hopefully not. In short, this a fictional (may have possibly happened) story is about an eastern European immigrant couple in search of the "American Dream", but due to extreme unsafe working/living conditions and class inequality, they ultimately succumb to the crushing wheels of progress of the Industrial Revolution.
Makes you happy to live in this century
This is the story of Jurgis, a Lithuaian immigrant who works in the stockyards of Chicago around the turn of the century. How much have we taken for granted in our day to day lives? Sinclair does a great job of conveying the terrible hardship faced by the unskilled labor force, and what gross injustices were plied against them in their ignorance.
I couldn't escape the constant thought of "This could've been me." My ancestors were immigrants and undoubtedly worked in similar conditions.how possibly could people have survived with any hope, with any belief in the goodness of mankind? A telling, frightening story which everyone should be required to read. Beautifully written, compelling story line.
Have times changed much?
I'd like to think that packing houses are cleaner and safer now. However, the greed at the top is just as bad and this is what struck me most from the book. We seem to be in an environment of an increasing gap of wealth between the average worker and those at the top. Left unchecked, we might see a worker revolution here in the USA.
The Jungle as Life
This is an important reflection on U.S. society that shows that as much as things have changed in the last century, they really haven't. Originally written to inform and upset the public on the realities of the meat industry, it is also a lesson on survival and Darwinistic behaviors on all levels, and in all demographic sectors. The story goes into history, sociology, social psychology, civil studies, political science, agronomy, economy, and more. You finish the book with not only a new knowledge, but a deeper understanding of how you yourself fits into your modern society and community.
Good for rounding out your "classic" reads.
I've wanted to read this for quite awhile, as I know that it is considered a classic. It was very useful in informing me of some of the issues of the era in which it was written/set. The author obviously had some passion around the issues and presented the story in a heart wrenching manner. All of that I appreciated. If I were just analyzing it as I would any other book, I don't think it did a good job of tying up some of the questions it raised in the story narrative. In some books that is intentional, in this it did not feel that way. Also, kind of a harsh read for younger/sensitive readers.