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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
God I feel like I missed out on such an integral part of my childhood by not reading this. I'm so glad I did. It was so whimsical! I can't wait to share this with my future children.
I definitely read these when I was younger, I can picture the box set we had in our house although I think it belonged to my brother rater than me. I also watched all the BBC adaptations when I was young, but have never seen the more recent movie versions. So my memories of Narnia overall were very vague: a wardrobe, a lion, winter, an evil queen, Turkish delight... That's about it. When this, what I still consider the first book in the series, came up on Kindle Daily Deal I thought I'd revisit.
Sadly, in this case, the adage "You can never go home again" more or less applies. Whatever magic Narnia held for me when I was younger, the actual writing and the age of the original work have not held up against time. The Christian allegory is not subtle. The children's behaviour is strangely starched and/or grown-up. The pace is so super-fast that some dramatic events are over so quickly you hardly get time to absorb them at all. I almost felt like if I blinked I would miss something, even in print.
The concept was charming enough and I may read the others if they come up cheap on Kindle in future, but I think I'm lacking enough nostalgia to be excited about continuing.
Sadly, in this case, the adage "You can never go home again" more or less applies. Whatever magic Narnia held for me when I was younger, the actual writing and the age of the original work have not held up against time. The Christian allegory is not subtle. The children's behaviour is strangely starched and/or grown-up. The pace is so super-fast that some dramatic events are over so quickly you hardly get time to absorb them at all. I almost felt like if I blinked I would miss something, even in print.
Spoiler
I couldn't believe that Aslan more or less sprang back from the dead straight away. Yes the girls grieve for maybe a few hours, but then he's right back again without anyone having to actually cope with the reality of his loss. And the boys never even knew that he died.The concept was charming enough and I may read the others if they come up cheap on Kindle in future, but I think I'm lacking enough nostalgia to be excited about continuing.
Really fun adventure book for children. The ending was a little weak for me, but otherwise this was a really fun story. Wish I had read it while growing up instead of the ripe old age of 23 lol
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
First time reading the book and it was fine. I’ve seen the movie prior to reading the book and (scandalously) prefer the movie. This was really cute.
No me gustó, es la historia de fantasía básica pero se salta lo bueno, no me da los detalles jugosos que busco, nada de romance nada de acción nada de peleas ni nada, solo elementos de la historia básica que ya sabía que venían.
Otra cosa que no me gustó es que se sacan cosas se los huevos, tipo no me explica porque o de donde, simplemente es. Eso no me gusta.
Fuera de eso, la narración es mala porque me hablan como si fuera yo un tonto y no me gusta que me traten así.
Otra cosa que no me gustó es que se sacan cosas se los huevos, tipo no me explica porque o de donde, simplemente es. Eso no me gusta.
Fuera de eso, la narración es mala porque me hablan como si fuera yo un tonto y no me gusta que me traten así.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Audiobook Review:
The book dedication is absolutely precious!
I love how quickly it jumps right into the story but was shocked by how little detail is provided. It has been such a long time since I read this story and I forgot how sweet it truly is!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced