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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The tale is fantastic, but the sexism is disappointing.
This is the Narnia book that I've read most frequently (hi, sixth grade Battle of the Books), and, aside from being an extremely heavy-handed religious allegory, the story's fine. A kid probably wouldn't even pick up on the hamhanded parallels to Christian mythology unless they had it explained to them, and the rest of it (talking animals! battles! Jesus!Lions!) is fun and entertaining. Overall, a decent fantasy book for kids with some mild old-timey sexism and hints of imperialism thrown in (hi, late 1940s).
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A timeless classic, one of Lewis' best.
Something that stood out to me this time, was how Digory used Lewis' "Liar, Lunatic, or Lord" argument when told the story of Lucy finding Narnia in the wardrobe. He asks the siblings if Lucy is generally the more truthful one over Edmund, he then breaks down the story of the wardrobe and deduces that the story makes too much logical sense for a madman to conjure up, therefore, unless any other evidence prove otherwise, it's likely Lucy is telling the truth.
It's fascinating seeing Lewis apply his apologetics to his fiction, his storytelling is wonderful on it's own, but it adds another layer of depth knowing that a lot of the philosophical language and thematic material contained in his fiction, is expanded upon in his lectures, and non-fiction.
Something that stood out to me this time, was how Digory used Lewis' "Liar, Lunatic, or Lord" argument when told the story of Lucy finding Narnia in the wardrobe. He asks the siblings if Lucy is generally the more truthful one over Edmund, he then breaks down the story of the wardrobe and deduces that the story makes too much logical sense for a madman to conjure up, therefore, unless any other evidence prove otherwise, it's likely Lucy is telling the truth.
It's fascinating seeing Lewis apply his apologetics to his fiction, his storytelling is wonderful on it's own, but it adds another layer of depth knowing that a lot of the philosophical language and thematic material contained in his fiction, is expanded upon in his lectures, and non-fiction.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An interesting story, which does some too rushed jumps in logic and flow.
Aimed for kids so that should excuse quite some of the lacking of consistency in story telling.
Aimed for kids so that should excuse quite some of the lacking of consistency in story telling.