Reviews

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

blessed_bookworm's review against another edition

I had to unfortunately put this one down at about 35% (audio through libby)

I just wasn't enjoying this one as much as I enjoyed The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

It was still a great story, maybe it's just too young for me? When my kids reach an age to be able to read these I will definitely be picking this series back up to listen/read with them.

alyssap430's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-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

4.0

lizak14's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

4.25

didilovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

youngthespian42's review against another edition

3.0

After two let down in the Series, "The Magician's Nephew" and "The Horse and His Boy" we do return to form in Prince Caspian. The character from the Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe make their return as well. This is a fun High Fantasy romp all about reinstating the rightful king to the throne of Narnia. The passage of time between TLTWW is another fun angle of these books. While there are some really problematic aspects of idealogy of the time it's still a fun read.

kbruzzi's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

eesh25's review against another edition

4.0

A slightly different experience from my first read. For one, I liked the first book more this time around. Also, having watched the movie too many times and read the book only once, I'd forgotten that, after a while, the book becomes all about Aslan. Would it be awful for me to say that I prefer the movie? I mean, the movie has its flaws (like the unneccesary romance) but it doesn't hit you over the head with all the religious allegory as much and focuses more on the characters. Does that make me a traitor to readers everywhere? Hopefully not.

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I'm pretty sure that I liked this book more than the first one. Maybe it was because I was prepared for the writing style and the fact that this series is very bed-time-story-esque.

I was far more invested in the book. I already knew most of the story since I've watched the movie about a dozen times. There are differences of course. For one, Trumpin is not nearly as grumpy. Just sceptical. Reepicheep is pretty much the same. I think they tried to add something more to the story in the movie by showing Peter having trouble being a kid. It was a nice addition, one that wasn't in the book. I kinda wish it was though. It would've given the characters more depth.

But not worries, this book is still great and I has a great time reading it. I wish I'd read it as a kid, though.

happynjoyfull's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

katiegilley's review against another edition

3.0

This was my second read of Prince Caspian and I still didn't quite enjoy it. I was thrilled to see the Pevensies back in Narnia and loved seeing the small band of mythical creatures hiding from the current King. I just found this one difficult to get through, despite how short it was. On to the next in the series!

gouricanread's review against another edition

5.0

Love Prince Caspian and The Narnia series is just awesome..I read this the day my finals ended,in candlelight when it was raining....I loved it..