Customer Reviews

The Black Stallion and Flame

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I happen to disagree w/ the person that said that the book was horrible. I loved this book so much. Everytime I read it, I'm on the edge of my seat wondering if everything is going to turn out ok, even though I know what is going to happen. I have probably read the book 7-8 times since I found it in a box that my mom used to have. I have read about half the books and I love them all. I would definitly recommend this book to anyone that loves horses!

I found this to be one of the worst Black Stallion stories ever published. I have been a fan of Walter Farley's horse stories since the early sixties and I agree with many other reviewers that most of them center upon some horrible accident. Another problem is that Alec never seems to age, he's always a "boy". I would not recommend this book.

This book is so good. I read it over and over. I was so scared when the bat came after the Black and Flame even though I knew nothing can happen to the heros of the story.

I got so excited when I saw this book! My favorite horses in the world by my very favorite author! It started well, but somehow it didn't grip as well as all the rest of Farley's. Still worth the price and the read, but not up to the Farley par. The story is good, but the details don't wrap me up, and the tension doesn't build as strongly. Read it anyway.

This book is better than some but never quite makes it up to the level of the earlier ones. I have to agree with the last reviewer in that disaster characterizes many of Farley's plot lines. I mean, Alec is in his early to mid 20s and has already been through a shipwreak, several plane crashes, and a forest fire. It's a pity that the author had to torture his characters just to come up with stories. "The Black Stallion and Flame" is another medicore work that boasts an workable plot that is far from spectacular. Also the Black and Flame start acting out of character which is extremely frustrating. The Flame and the Black that I know from Farley's earlier books would have died trying to kill each other. Not so in this book. In fact they seem to make up and be friends. Overall not very memorable.

I liked the book and the way that they meet. But where is Steve and why did Alec not whait by the island a little longer, for if he had he would have found the Black quiker. I have to agree why does Walter Farly allways have a plane crash or some other tradity happen? I was amased that the Black and Flame helped each other the way they did. I thought that they would have killed each other like the way Flame killed the Piebald in The Island Stallion.

Finnaly the Black Stallion and Flame meet. The bat is a nice twist. I am also glad that The Black and Flame didn't kill each other. But why does Walter Farley always have a plane crash? Its getting a little old. Where is Steve any way?