Lloyd Alexander
Paperback | Pages: 182 pages Rating: 4.13 | 56988 Users | 1551 Reviews
Declare Out Of Books The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
| Title | : | The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2) |
| Author | : | Lloyd Alexander |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 182 pages |
| Published | : | May 16th 2006 by Square Fish (first published 1965) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Classics |
Description In Favor Of Books The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends are led into a mortal struggle with Arawn and his deathless warriors. Taran must wrest the black cauldron from them, for it is the cauldron that gives them their evil strength. But can he withstand the three enchantresses, who are determined to turn him and his companions into toads? Taran has not foreseen the awful price he will have to pay in his defence of Prydain...Point Books Supposing The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
| Original Title: | The Black Cauldron |
| ISBN: | 080508049X (ISBN13: 9780805080490) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Chronicles of Prydain #2 |
| Characters: | Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Princess Eilonwy, Gurgi |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1966) |
Rating Out Of Books The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
Ratings: 4.13 From 56988 Users | 1551 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
I loved this book. It's definitely the kind of fantasy novel that anybody can enjoy, simple without being dry or boring, sentimental without being saccharine, and it has lots of likeable characters. It does differ from its Disney film adaptation counterpart, and it's actually not the first in its series (although arguably it's the most well-known book of that series), and that makes it really fun to read, because so much of it is unexpected. It's not a particularly deep work of fiction, but itsI liked this a little better than the first in the series, I think. The somewhat bland and bog-standard beginning of the Book of Three no longer applies at all: the story has been untethered and allowed to be its own thing, and continues along its own way in this story. It has the same characters I like from the first, along with a passive-aggressive fairy and a particularly mean-spirited ponce. Pretty much every hero is thrown through the wringer, they all learn and grow as they learned and
Old Shit I'm Revisiting: The Prequel: Part 2Aw this is more like it. As I said I was a bit disappointed reading The Book Of Three this is more like The Prydain I remember. There are still flaws, writing at times can be a bit flat, and the exposition a bit heavy. But the moral universe of the characters has grown nicely adding shades of grey to what was starkly black and white before, there's room for some apt and surprisingly lovely metaphor (The broach that causes everything to look different
The first book in the Prydain series didn't exactly impress me. I was afraid the whole lot of them would be stories where this motley crew of adventurers makes one mistake after another because they're silly and self-righteous but somehow manages to magically win in the end.The Black Cauldron changed my mind. While the characters didn't get too much smarter, they matured quite a bit. Their bumbling isn't quite as tiresome, and they seem to learn a lot quicker and think less about themselves. So
Yet another fast moving, easy reading book. I wish I had read it sooner, as I was confused in the beginning trying to remember who all the characters were. However, after the first chapter or two it was quite good. A few parts were disturbingly LOTR reminiscent, but not enough to make it a cheap rip-off. Most of the characters were good and the mythological influences were nice. I'll think I won't wait so long to read the rest of the series.
Oh yes, after a long time away I am back again reading and listening (Audible) to Black Cauldron.So finished again, must admit that I've forgotten parts of it, but all the better to enjoy again.Just finished The Black Calderon wonderful balance of themes. Faith, friendship, courage, self worth and the balance of good and evil. Above all I think the lessons of discernment are done will.
One of the best books in this series, as our heroes join the mission to steal the magic cauldron the the Dark King uses to create his zombie soldiers. They find the Cauldron, get separated from the main army and have to deal with witches, a treacherous swamp and the forces of evil.Great fantasy adventure novel, full of strong characters and a clever sense of humor.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.