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The Magician's Nephew

C.S. Lewis

3.89 AVERAGE

hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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: No

shining tears of Aslan 🥹
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Kenneth Branagh was an amazing narrator.
adventurous reflective fast-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
adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced
adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Complicated

I decided to reread this series now that I'm older and have a larger understanding of the world and religion. I remember not loving this book, but reading it again I really liked it. It's an amazing story with lots of biblical allusions I neither noticed nor understood as a child.