Reviews - Kaspianin matka maailman ääriin

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Kaspianin matka maailman ääriin

C.S. Lewis

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sweetbearoline's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

xerobert's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

sarahcoh's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoyed all of the subtle spiritual parallels, but I made the silly mistake of watching the movie before reading the book, so I felt like I knew exactly what was going to happen, which made it harder to appreciate. I’m sure I’ll forget eventually, though, and can come back to it with fresh eyes.

stormydawnc's review against another edition

5.0

For years, my favorite book in the Chronicles has hovered between this one and The Last Battle, but I think as an adult, I appreciate this one the most. What I love:

-seeing a slightly more grown-up, but still young, Lucy and Edmund
-Seeing Caspian after he's been used to being King for a few years
- The separate adventures of each island
-Eustace. He provides some humor before his transformation, and his transformation to a dragon back to a redeemed boy is one of my all-time favorites(though it's still second to Edmund's in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe)
-Goldwater/Deathwater island. Perhaps the island that's always stuck with me the most.

And the "life on sea" parts were really enjoyable too, as well as Lucy's adventure with the magician and the spells. That was my favorite part as a child.

Overall, I think this is probably also the FUNNEST book in the series. All the seperate adventures make it a pretty thrilling read. Hate the movie adaption though.

mrtheprofessor's review against another edition

3.0

C.S. Lewis is a very accomplished writer but he often manages to get in his own way. He and Tolkien have equal and opposite problems. Tolkien often lets his love of lore and language get in the way of storytelling; C.S. Lewis often lets his commitment to parable and morality get in the way of storytelling. And while I accept that the entirety of the Narnia books are parables about Christianity and Christ, the episodic nature of this book makes it difficult to be as invested in the overall story. I want to say that I've read this book more than once and I've seen the BBC adaptation definitely a few times. About halfway through this story, I lose the thread of what Prince Caspian and the Peavensy children are trying to accomplish. Definitely like this more than The Horse and His Boy, but not as good as Prince Caspian or The Silver Chair.