Reviews tagging 'War'

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

12 reviews

sparrolina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and War

emilywemily6's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was significantly less enjoyable to me than The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The Christian allegory was very heavy handed and this felt unoriginal and uninteresting sometimes. It’s a nice little origin story about Narnia though, so it was fun to read after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and see Easter eggs. I’m not sure if I want to binge the rest of the series like I had planned after reading this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, and War

renewed_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I knew I was going to like this book but I didn’t think I would love it. The writing of Narnia’s origins is beautiful. Diggory’s journey in Narnia is meaningful, heartbreaking, and heartwarming all at the same time. Would definitely recommend this book to others. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Chronic illness, Slavery, and War

sburchart's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Violence and War

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Like the others in the series, I did enjoy this book. It was cute and engaging. Lewis has a captivating writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Genocide, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and War

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Genocide, Misogyny, Slavery, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Genocide, Slavery, and Alcohol

tessanie's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, and War

another_dahlia's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Death, Alcohol, and War

readingduckling's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This book was almost a reread. But I never read it my self (my mom read it to me when I was younger) and I completely forgot what happened in this book. I cloud just remember about two plot points and they were very minimal: like that I knew, that the main people in this book were a boy and a girl.
I enjoyed reading this book but it was not an amazing experience. It was fast paced and easy to read. I think this book fits with the other Narnia books. But in the end the book didn't sweeped me of my feet or made me feel or think as much as other books I read this year. 
It was ok but it was just ok. But that didn't surprise me because I know even back in the day it wasn't m favourite Narnia story. 
The illustrations were nice, even though they were quite simple.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and War

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War