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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
My fourth favorite title in the Chronicles of Narnia following 1. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 3. Prince Caspian, and 4. The Silver Chair, 5. The Magician's Nephew, 6. The Last Battle and 7. The Horse and His Boy.
adventurous
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
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:
No
Not as tight as the other Narnia books, this one pulls it together around halfway through (the Autumn Feast). A little more of the rando-whimsy in this one, and I enjoyed a couple sassy snippets of social commentary towards the end (though they felt out of place).
This book was interesting but boring and confusing. There were a couple of times that I had no idea what was going on and I really didn't like that. The ending was very good and I enjoyed the beginning, but the rest was lacking.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Probablemente la segunda mejor historia de Narnia, en este momento nos encontremos en un mundo decadente y en caos ya que Narnia nuevamente se encuentra sin rey, ya que el viejo Caspian está buscando a Aslan que no ha sido visto en años y su heredero, Rillian lleva años desaparecidos.
Es hora de que Jill y Eustace tomen las riendas y junto a Charcosombrío traigan de nuevo paz a Narnia.
Es hora de que Jill y Eustace tomen las riendas y junto a Charcosombrío traigan de nuevo paz a Narnia.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This has been one of my favourite Narnian adventures so far. Written in the style of The Hobbit, our unlikely heros are thrust into an adventure they don't really understand untill it's nearing it's completion.
Up until now the, chronicles have all delivered a rather tactles Christian moral, however The Silver Chair takes a firm anti-atheistic stance but does so quite cleverly I thought. Lewis contrasts the modern, reason lead yet miserable schooling experience of Jill and Eustace with the gay, introspective and pious world of Narnia, highlighting the spiritual abyss that we as a society have created for ourselves by casting tradition aside for the worship of facts and reason.
From the off, Aslan comes across as the benevolent god, there is no longer any questioning who he represents. He scolds Jill for her hubris and sends her off on what seems like a mission of redemption aimed at helping her find her faith allong the way.
Like The Hobbit, the adventure proceeds quickly and the children are thrown into one bad situation after another. They're joined by a melancholy yet kind Narnian who guides them on the quest North. While the children's Naïvety towards danger can be tiresome at times, I must keep in mind that for the target audience of younger readers this would create an obvious yet successful level of suspense.
The part that struck me as most clever was a scene where the three travellers come under the spell of a Witch who's aim is to convince them that her gloomy subterranean realm is the only world that exists, and that their talk of the sun and sky is just childish make believe. While the children are easily convinced, their Narnian guide who's piety is a little more in check, resists and responds with - "If we're just babies playing a game and can come up with a better world than yours, I choose to stand by the make believe. I will live like a Narnian even if there isn't any Narnia".
I think this is a great line and quite thought provoking for a childrens book. It casts back to the idea that we may well have thrown the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to replacing religion with reason as the guiding force of our societies. While we have undoubtedly raised the standard of living in the west unimaginably since the mid 20th century, it has to be said that despite our prosperity, much like the witches downtrodden minons, we can tend towards a state of nihilism, that in the past religion might have kept at bay.
Lewis is a little more passive here and without pushing the christian doctrine too obtusely, asks us to consider following a more theisic way of life, even if we struggle to believe in the supernatural elements that come along with it, purely in the effort of striving for a happier and more optimistic existence.
Up until now the, chronicles have all delivered a rather tactles Christian moral, however The Silver Chair takes a firm anti-atheistic stance but does so quite cleverly I thought. Lewis contrasts the modern, reason lead yet miserable schooling experience of Jill and Eustace with the gay, introspective and pious world of Narnia, highlighting the spiritual abyss that we as a society have created for ourselves by casting tradition aside for the worship of facts and reason.
From the off, Aslan comes across as the benevolent god, there is no longer any questioning who he represents. He scolds Jill for her hubris and sends her off on what seems like a mission of redemption aimed at helping her find her faith allong the way.
Like The Hobbit, the adventure proceeds quickly and the children are thrown into one bad situation after another. They're joined by a melancholy yet kind Narnian who guides them on the quest North. While the children's Naïvety towards danger can be tiresome at times, I must keep in mind that for the target audience of younger readers this would create an obvious yet successful level of suspense.
The part that struck me as most clever was a scene where the three travellers come under the spell of a Witch who's aim is to convince them that her gloomy subterranean realm is the only world that exists, and that their talk of the sun and sky is just childish make believe. While the children are easily convinced, their Narnian guide who's piety is a little more in check, resists and responds with - "If we're just babies playing a game and can come up with a better world than yours, I choose to stand by the make believe. I will live like a Narnian even if there isn't any Narnia".
I think this is a great line and quite thought provoking for a childrens book. It casts back to the idea that we may well have thrown the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to replacing religion with reason as the guiding force of our societies. While we have undoubtedly raised the standard of living in the west unimaginably since the mid 20th century, it has to be said that despite our prosperity, much like the witches downtrodden minons, we can tend towards a state of nihilism, that in the past religion might have kept at bay.
Lewis is a little more passive here and without pushing the christian doctrine too obtusely, asks us to consider following a more theisic way of life, even if we struggle to believe in the supernatural elements that come along with it, purely in the effort of striving for a happier and more optimistic existence.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced