Reviews

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

2.0

Ja, ok, ich sehe es ein - Fantasy, selbst Kinder-Fantasy und auch Fantasy-Klassiker, sind einfach nicht meins. Das ging mir ja mit Tolkien schon so, den ich nie gelesen habe, die späteren Harry Potters habe ich zwar gelesen, fand sie aber nicht so gut wie Teil 1-3 und auch bei Nevermore hatte ich nach Band 1, den ich ganz nett fand, nicht das Bedürfnis, weiterzulesen.

Ich werde also auch dieses Buch nicht fertig lesen - zumal es ja gar nicht das ist, das als erstes erschienen ist, sondern wohl erst später geschrieben wurde. Da können die Amis und Briten noch so sehr schwärmen - ich mag's halt nicht, ich hab's nicht so mit Hexen, Zeitreisen usw...

Vielleicht mache ich nochmal einen Anlauf mit einem Hörbuch - Tintenherz hat mir ja auch erst als Hörbuch leidlich gefallen. Ansonsten akzeptiere ich halt, das alles mit Hexen und Magiern nicht so recht meins ist.

allie_hilleson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense fast-paced

4.5

andrewfetz's review against another edition

5.0

Crazy how great this one actually is compared to Horse. The first 2/3rds are actually a really fun adventure book with really engaging characters before it becomes a very on the nose allegory again but it’s sweet and fun and innocent

alyssaalbert's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

feyley's review against another edition

2.0

a trip down memory lane. you can tell this book was written after the second book in the series (chronologically) and it just makes the storytelling sort of odd. i also noticed the obvious religious allegories that i skimmed over when i was a kid. i feel like some of them actually took away from the story and were obviously there just for the sake of mirroring a biblical story. i surely hope i enjoy my re-read of the rest of this series far more than this one. first half of this book is 5/5 and the last half brings it waaaaaay down for me.

nicreads420's review against another edition

3.0

I was a little bit bored with the story up until, Aslan came in but after that it was very enjoyable! I won't be listening to the audio book for the rest of the series because that was just not a good experience for me. I usually have no complaints with audiobooks, but this one just really made me annoyed. The story though overall was very cute and fun to read and I think I'm going to continue on finishing the series.

blackjessamine's review against another edition

3.0

A circa dodici anni, lessi tutti e sette i libri de "Le cronache di Narnia" in un lasso di tempo, per l'epoca, sorprendentemente breve. Fu una passione bruciante ma velocissima: ad oggi, di questi sette volumi ricordo solo un leone, un topo e un cugino di nome Eustachio (solo perché questo nome mi faceva molto ridere, lo ammetto). Forse mi ricordo pure una fermata della metropolitana, ma niente di più.
Ora che posso sempre meno definirmi una ragazza, ma solo donna, mi ritrovo sempre più spesso a tornare alle storie della mia infanzia. Sindrome di Peter Pan, troppo lavoro che mi frigge i neuroni, bisogno di colmare certe incertezze... decidete voi.
Fatto sta che mi sono decisa a tornare nel regno di Narnia, ma devo dire che questo inizio non mi ha proprio entusiasmata: a parte i richiami biblici che, francamente, non sono esattamente la mia più grande passione, ho trovato le descrizioni un po' povere e le motivazioni dei personaggi (quelli grandi e potenti soprattutto) vagamente assenti.
In ogni caso si tratta di un volumetto introduttivo (o per lo meno, a discapito delle discussioni sul corretto ordine di lettura, io ho deciso di interpretarlo a questo modo), che ho letto praticamente in una sola seduta e mi ha lasciato addosso la voglia di affrontare anche i libri successivi, quindi direi che qualcosa di buono, qui, c'è.
Faccio un profondo respiro e mi preparo al tuffo nel famigerato armadio.

kristina0925's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

kagekristin's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

sarahreadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.0