Black Beauty

2hrs 30mins pgs. 1-245

Black Beauty is a beautifully written book. It is told by Black Beauty himself, a beautiful thoroughbred horse. He starts his story at the very beginning when he is still with his mother to his very last home. As you read this book you will become a horse yourself. You step into Black Beauty's "hooves".

He starts off as a very happy horse. His master is kind and his wise mother teaches him many things. He grows into a beautiful horse and begins his breaking in to later on be sold. He tells us the details of everything. Trying the horrible bridle and bit, and the saddle. Once he finishes his breaking in he sold to his first master. He enjoy s his time with him and his new friends Merrylegs and Ginger. He passes many other masters. Some abusive others wonderful. Some even die and Beauty tells us how he feels and the people around him.

This remarkable book will change many minds of people who believe that animals aer just, well, animals. When in fact they each are someone in their own little world. And each of them with their own story. Just like Black Beauty.

Book vs. Movie (Little Women)

3hrs pgs. 431-562

After completing Little Women, I thought it was such a great book that I decided to watch the movie. I was sort of disappointed by the many changes that there were from the book. But I already was expecting that. Some of the important parts were left out that I think should have stayed in. And many extra things were added in as well.

Jo and Amy March were mostly like the characters in the book. Jo was a playful and tomboyish and Amy's ambition to be someone in a higher class, and with a talent. Meg and Beth on the other hand weren't portrayed as they were in the book. In the movie, the only time Meg said anything of wanting the luxuries that some girls had, was when she was dressed at Sallie Mofatt's coming out. When in the book she dreamed of having those luxuries. Meg in the book is very shy and kind hearted. In the movie she wasn't the same shy girl. And she becomes friends with Mr. Laurence and plays the piano for him, which then leads him to give her her own fine piano. But in the movie the piano is given during Christmas. But there had not been any meetings with either of them.

Another scene that was left out, was of the girls all sitting together atop their "Delectable Mountain" each doing a little piece of work. Here, along with Laurie, they all say what they want their castle in the air is. They go around and each one explaining what they wish their futures would be. In the book they barley touch the subject at all. I thought that this was a key in the book. At the end of the book they compare their castles to what they are living and find that they are very happy.

Another part left out, that saddened me was the ending. In the movie it ends with Jo and Mr. Bhaer finally together. But to me the most important thing of the book was love of all of them. How the sisters loved each other dearly and how they passed through hard and wonderful times together. Along with their mother and then father. Later on people were added in. In the book after everyone is at the March's house it goes forward in five years after Jo is married and has opened her school at old Plumfield. They have a grand harvest and are all there. Together. Then End....

Little Women

5hrs 30 mins. pgs. 208-431

Little Women takes place during the Civil War in New England. There are four sisters. Meg is the eldest who dreams of riches and fine things. Jo is a playful girl with a love for writing. Beth is loving and caring with a shy side. And finally, artistic Amy, the youngest.

Their father is a soldier in the war and becomes sick, causing there mother to leave and take care of him. During this time period Beth goes daily to a sick baby's house to care for him and the family. One day she arrived pale and told her sisters that he had died. A couple of days later Beth is victim of the scarlet fever. Meg and Amy are forced to leave as to not catch the sickness and Jo stays to care for her dear sister.

Amy is taken to her Aunt March's home, whom she most dreads. But as time passes by, she becomes friends with Estelle. She learns many things and becomes less ambitious with wanted to be someone else.

During this time period their father becames better and their mother returns. Beth's condition becomes healthier but never completely. Meg has fallen in love with John, who has nothing but will get a steady job to be able o care for her. Soon the first wedding takes place.

more coming along......