Reviews

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

salston's review against another edition

5.0

I love the Narnia books. I read them to my older kids, and now I and reading them to my younger kids. The boxed set we have has the Magician's Nephew as the first book. I think would would read it last if I ever read the series to kids again. Lewis wrote it last, and there are things in it that are definitely looking back to the other books. I only think that it is listed as the first book because it is set chronologically before the other books, but lets face it chronology isn't everything, and often nothing, in story telling.

bhalstead04's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

aaliyah___'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

hdm73's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

anaariel24's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

3.0

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.