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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Silver Chair is an entertaining and inspiring look at the world of Narnia. I enjoyed the story and loved the unique glimpses at Aslan and Aslan’s country. As always, Lewis offered wonderful imagery and lessons.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Klassisch Narnia. Ich habe die Lesung mit Philipp Schepmann gehört - wie bei den anderen Teilen auch schon. Einfach großartig.
Die Story war jedoch mau. Irgendwie ist fast nichts passiert. Beim Buch hätte ich bestimmt manche Passage nur überflogen aber im Hörbuch war es in Ordnung.
Die Story war jedoch mau. Irgendwie ist fast nichts passiert. Beim Buch hätte ich bestimmt manche Passage nur überflogen aber im Hörbuch war es in Ordnung.
At first, I missed the original four children, but once the adventure really started I found this more engaging and exciting. This is one of my favorites in the series, if not my favorite so far.
"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion.
"Then you are Somebody, Sir?" asked Jill.
"I am."
Even when we aren't sure of the who's, how's and why's - we can always call out. The right Somebody will hear us.
"Then you are Somebody, Sir?" asked Jill.
"I am."
Even when we aren't sure of the who's, how's and why's - we can always call out. The right Somebody will hear us.
I probably would've enjoyed this book more if I gave more than two shits about the main characters, Scrubb (dick), Pole (bossy), Puddleglum (if he only had a brain, eh?), and Rilian (a prince we're supposed to care about for no reason other than he's the son of a guy we kind of like). Further, the switch from "git 'er done" mode to "oh, maybe I'll actually tell a more fleshed-out story" mode is somewhat jarring when you've been plowing through the books. Rather than resolve conflicts nearly immediately as he does in the first three Narnia novels, Lewis spends an almost agonizing amount of time waiting for the characters to figure out what the heck is going on. I liken it to any children's program where the audience of tots is screaming out the answer to the still-inexplicably-confused star ("What could it be? Is it a pair of mittens? A book? What could it be?" "IT'S A BONE, YOU LUCKY DOG!"). I was frustrated by how clueless everyone seemed to be about, say, the giants' feast despite the copious hints. Puddleglum is our only connection to a person with good sense, and even he proved himself to be unreliable due to his doom-and-gloom Marsh-Wiggleness, I shouldn't wonder.
I wanted to know more about Trumpkin, about Caspian's rule, and about why we should care for Rilian (will he be a good king? I sure hope so!). I could also do without Lewis's repeated digs at coeducation and government. I could do WITH a lot more about who the hell these northern witches are, what their beef is with Narnia, who made that crazy silver chair, why the witch can't create a 24-hour enchantment, and so forth. MORE ABOUT THE BADDIES, PLEASE.
I'll obviously keep reading, but I'm at this point much more interested in Narnia's past than its future, and I could almost do without all this zipping between worlds. If there were no more kids from our time in the stories, I'd be fine with it (unless one of the kids is the professor, which would be pretty cool).
I wanted to know more about Trumpkin, about Caspian's rule, and about why we should care for Rilian (will he be a good king? I sure hope so!). I could also do without Lewis's repeated digs at coeducation and government. I could do WITH a lot more about who the hell these northern witches are, what their beef is with Narnia, who made that crazy silver chair, why the witch can't create a 24-hour enchantment, and so forth. MORE ABOUT THE BADDIES, PLEASE.
I'll obviously keep reading, but I'm at this point much more interested in Narnia's past than its future, and I could almost do without all this zipping between worlds. If there were no more kids from our time in the stories, I'd be fine with it (unless one of the kids is the professor, which would be pretty cool).
:( not for me. Just so incredibly flat. I didn't see the point in this book.
4⭐
Puddleglum is such a mood and I love him. He is my favorite character from this series, no competition.
Puddleglum is such a mood and I love him. He is my favorite character from this series, no competition.
Not my favorite book of the series, but still wonderful