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83 reviews for:
Narnia Omnibus: The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis
3.94 AVERAGE
83 reviews for:
Narnia Omnibus: The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis
3.94 AVERAGE
It had kind of a slow start to me but it picked up pretty quickly and then it was fast paced from there. Some parts of the story just seemed a little unnecessary to and during those parts of the story I just found myself trying to get through them as fast a I could. That being said I was really drawn in to this book and found myself feeling sad at certain parts. I really enjoyed reading this even though I is geared toward children and I am looking forward to continuing on in the series.
So this book is more racist then I remembered. There is one (1) Calormene portrayed well, and there are still a lot portrayed terribly. The men are possessive/obsessive, one coveting Susan (a white lady, so there's that trope going around); they're greedy, cruel, vain, dirty etc. And the one other female Calormene that we see is incredibly vain and shallow.
There is also some casual sexism, which is sometimes challenged (like Aravis asking why it matters that she's "only" a girl) but other times it's not.
I do like some of the ideas within the story (especially the potential there was for found family between Hwin, Bree, Shasta, Aravis) and I like how in the end, Aravis and Shasta/Cor get married because it's convenient. That just gives aspec and arospec vibes off to me and I like that .
There is also some casual sexism, which is sometimes challenged (like Aravis asking why it matters that she's "only" a girl) but other times it's not.
I do like some of the ideas within the story (especially the potential there was for found family between Hwin, Bree, Shasta, Aravis) and I like how in the end,
I originally lost interest in the Chronicles of Narnia because I read this book as third in the series, which is the suggested order and not the publication order. At the time, I found it so dull and unappealing that I never finished it, partly because it's not so much about Narnia, as it is about getting there.
After giving the series a second shot, I enjoyed this novel significantly more, and DEFINITELY recommend reading it after Dawn Treader or The Silver Chair since the settings in this book are often mentioned in Dawn Treader. Reading The Horse and His Boy after The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is just disorienting and mildly disappointing.
After giving the series a second shot, I enjoyed this novel significantly more, and DEFINITELY recommend reading it after Dawn Treader or The Silver Chair since the settings in this book are often mentioned in Dawn Treader. Reading The Horse and His Boy after The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is just disorienting and mildly disappointing.
I like the snow queen references thrown in but the pacing felt like i had whiplash the whole time
Delightful read, though it is rather troublesome that the dark-skinned people to the south (from the empire called Calormen -- really, Lewis? Really? Geeze..) are so much less noble and good as a culture than the fair-skinned people of the North. But that was my only complaint. Wouldn't read it to "my" kids, but recommend it to older children, teens, and adults who know better already.
As I kid,I thought this one was okay--not as good as the best Narnian books, but better than The Last Battle. Re-reading it as an adult, the racism is offensive. There is sexism in the chronicles as well, but to be fair, it's generous to girls and wome--considering when it was written. Unlike Tolkein, Lewis allows women to be protagonists. The war-like mentality also bothers me as an adult, and it's interesting that one way Lewis shows the strength of his girl characters is that they are active participants, with their arrows and daggers. At any rate, this book is a fun adventure, but only if you are able to block out the non-P.C.ness of a different time and place.
I think it was a well start of a new journey in a so called magical land, which is Narnia. Overall, I think this book was just the tip of the iceberg of what we are going to experience throughout this journey, as the characters were still very young and the conflict of the story was basically White Witch as the main enemy, introducing Aslan and the 'Deep Magic' and just a short battle that went like this : Edmund enticed by the Witch's appeal and went to her side, 'betraying' his siblings, but ended up being saved by Aslan's troops/followers (this was so sudden and short unlike in the movie by the way), then reconciled with his siblings, then the Witch came to Aslan and negotiated about Edmund's fate, then battle, and after roaring to the depths of the land, Aslan ended up killed, yes, but no in the same time, and then came to save the day.
I watched the movie before finishing the novel, and I have to say, they added A LOT more to the plot in the movies that in the book LMAO wouldn't have thought that, since usually it's the books having more details compared to the movie. But, I still enjoyed it. It's like a children's book, and it didn't cover many aspects of exploring Narnia in the whole.
Oh yeah, because of the movie, now Edmund is my favorite character, hands down. Now I know why he was one the the most loved, childhood crush type for a lot of people.
I watched the movie before finishing the novel, and I have to say, they added A LOT more to the plot in the movies that in the book LMAO wouldn't have thought that, since usually it's the books having more details compared to the movie. But, I still enjoyed it. It's like a children's book, and it didn't cover many aspects of exploring Narnia in the whole.
Oh yeah, because of the movie, now Edmund is my favorite character, hands down. Now I know why he was one the the most loved, childhood crush type for a lot of people.
This is my FIRST TIME reading Narnia books.
I read this book as the second in series. I'm following the chronological order suggested by my friend. It was really short than I expected.
I loved the movies so much and I never actually picked upon the Christian references or not-so-subtle-nods . It's really weird not liking a book that I loved as a movie.
The war scenes were kinda fun. I loved the he&she beaver. Lucy worrying there's "only snow and no Christmas" is so relatable. The protagonists are handled exactly like kids.. they hear to what others say and think of doing stupid stuff (YES , YOU EDMUND!)
Anyway , that's my review. I'm gonna be trying Turkish delight soon and I'll update how it is and if it's really worth betraying your family or not.
Happy reading.
I read this book as the second in series. I'm following the chronological order suggested by my friend. It was really short than I expected.
I loved the movies so much and I never actually picked upon the Christian references or not-so-subtle-nods . It's really weird not liking a book that I loved as a movie.
The war scenes were kinda fun. I loved the he&she beaver. Lucy worrying there's "only snow and no Christmas" is so relatable. The protagonists are handled exactly like kids.. they hear to what others say and think of doing stupid stuff (YES , YOU EDMUND!)
Anyway , that's my review. I'm gonna be trying Turkish delight soon and I'll update how it is and if it's really worth betraying your family or not.
Happy reading.
This one was good too. I loved the winter-temperature :D...