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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
el principio me puso de un mal humor terrible pero esperaba que por lo menos el libro valiera la pena, no lo valió. un final decepcionante que deja mucho que desear aunque todos los comebacks me gustaron y solo por eso le pongo dos estrellas. esperaba que el problema de susan sea algo un poco más relevante, pero no lo fue. no podría importar menos y eso fue lo que me hizo estar interesada en leer toda la saga así que que haya sido algo tan meh me dejó decepcionada también.
adventurous
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
Some parts did not age well.
This book was simply mind-blowing. I have not read the book Revelation word for word, but I have learned and read enough to know what is says and talks about. It Is just wild the connections and imagery the Last Battle has with Revelation. I knew that the allegory of this book was going to be based off Revelation, but it was mind-blowing and cool to read. Jill and Eustace returns again when the current king, Tirian needs help when someone is presenting a false Aslan to the Narnians and has teamed up the Calormens, who are the known enemy of Narnia. A lots goes down as well as the last battle of the last king of Narnia, Aslan returns with a new world better than Narnia, which is destroyed. There is a lot that happens that makes more sense when you read it. One of my favorite parts was seeing all the characters from all the past books appearing again in the end. this book did a great job of ending the entire series in a full circle and did it while revealing elements of the end times from Revelation. This can be a heavy read with the topic of the end times, but I really enjoyed this and was in awe by it.
The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPOILERS
The first several chapters of this book brought on so much anger and frustration. I wanted to stop reading at the end of chapter one because of that wretched Shift and his horrid plan. Thankfully, I continued to read. There was so much allegorical correlation to the Bible and Christianity and such wickedness of which I couldn’t stand. (The allegory towards the end made me giddy with joy.)
The last battle in Narnia, of which this book is named after, was not what I was expecting at all. I thought the battle would have been like the one in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but it was not. It seemed inconsistent compared to prior battles.
Each and every creature/person chose their side in those dark days, some without realizing it. When Aslan arrived he invited the ones who stood strong for him to his country while the creatures who looked upon Aslan with hatred were cast away from him. Upon opening the gates to Aslan’s country the Pevensie children, (minus Susan), Jill, Eustace, and the others were delighted to see their old friends and even met the first king and queen of Narnia. The reunion and homecoming was beautiful and the conclusion of the Narnian adventures satisfactory. It’s like The Wingfeather Saga, the ending is beautiful and sticks with you for life.
No review can do The Chronicles of Narnia justice, so I’ll just stop while I’m ahead. Further in and higher up!
Commonplace Quotes:
“‘That I know not, Lord King,’ said the Centaur. ‘But I know there are liars on earth; there are none among the stars.’”
“‘...to remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which none is too poor to buy.’”
“‘You see,’ said Aslan. ‘They will not let us help them. They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their own minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.’”
“‘I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now.’”
- Unicorn
4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPOILERS
The first several chapters of this book brought on so much anger and frustration. I wanted to stop reading at the end of chapter one because of that wretched Shift and his horrid plan. Thankfully, I continued to read. There was so much allegorical correlation to the Bible and Christianity and such wickedness of which I couldn’t stand. (The allegory towards the end made me giddy with joy.)
The last battle in Narnia, of which this book is named after, was not what I was expecting at all. I thought the battle would have been like the one in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but it was not. It seemed inconsistent compared to prior battles.
Each and every creature/person chose their side in those dark days, some without realizing it. When Aslan arrived he invited the ones who stood strong for him to his country while the creatures who looked upon Aslan with hatred were cast away from him. Upon opening the gates to Aslan’s country the Pevensie children, (minus Susan), Jill, Eustace, and the others were delighted to see their old friends and even met the first king and queen of Narnia. The reunion and homecoming was beautiful and the conclusion of the Narnian adventures satisfactory. It’s like The Wingfeather Saga, the ending is beautiful and sticks with you for life.
No review can do The Chronicles of Narnia justice, so I’ll just stop while I’m ahead. Further in and higher up!
Commonplace Quotes:
“‘That I know not, Lord King,’ said the Centaur. ‘But I know there are liars on earth; there are none among the stars.’”
“‘...to remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which none is too poor to buy.’”
“‘You see,’ said Aslan. ‘They will not let us help them. They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their own minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.’”
“‘I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now.’”
- Unicorn
The Last Battle opens on a Narnian ape and donkey who's relationship is disturbingly co-dependent and it gets worse from there. "Worse" in terms of stakes, not quality. Shift the Ape is Lewis' most terrifying villain because his cruelty is so casual and self-centered. He's not out to conquer the world, but he's perfectly willing to let other people do it if it will make Shift more comfortable. And thanks to the complacency of Narnia's current leadership, he succeeds.
King Tirian and his unicorn pal Jewel are noble and likable enough, but slow to act and powerless to stop the tragedy that Shift brings to the land. They're not slow once they learn what's going on, but by then the enemy is inside, the damage done, and there's no saving the country. And where, in all of this, is Aslan?
Our friends Jill and Eustace from The Silver Chair soon show up, suggesting that Aslan is active, but by then Shift has already set up his own puppet Aslan to control Narnia's citizens.
It's a terrifying, but smart examination of organized religion and what can happen when people allow someone else to mediate between them and God. (I don't think Lewis is suggesting that mediation is never appropriate; just not on a permanent basis. That's a bigger subject though.)
Watching Tirian and the kids try to take back the kingdom is a great adventure story and I love that part. It's doomed for failure though, because Lewis' actual goal for Last Battle is to bookend it with The Magician's Nephew to show us the beginning and end of Narnia.
Not that the end is sad. The Last Battle is Narnia's Revelation of St John with all the hope that suggests of a new Creation that's far superior to the old one. So even though I'm sorry that there are no more adventures in Narnia to read about, Lewis won't let me be glum about the ultimate fates of these characters whom I've come to love.
King Tirian and his unicorn pal Jewel are noble and likable enough, but slow to act and powerless to stop the tragedy that Shift brings to the land. They're not slow once they learn what's going on, but by then the enemy is inside, the damage done, and there's no saving the country. And where, in all of this, is Aslan?
Our friends Jill and Eustace from The Silver Chair soon show up, suggesting that Aslan is active, but by then Shift has already set up his own puppet Aslan to control Narnia's citizens.
It's a terrifying, but smart examination of organized religion and what can happen when people allow someone else to mediate between them and God. (I don't think Lewis is suggesting that mediation is never appropriate; just not on a permanent basis. That's a bigger subject though.)
Watching Tirian and the kids try to take back the kingdom is a great adventure story and I love that part. It's doomed for failure though, because Lewis' actual goal for Last Battle is to bookend it with The Magician's Nephew to show us the beginning and end of Narnia.
Not that the end is sad. The Last Battle is Narnia's Revelation of St John with all the hope that suggests of a new Creation that's far superior to the old one. So even though I'm sorry that there are no more adventures in Narnia to read about, Lewis won't let me be glum about the ultimate fates of these characters whom I've come to love.
adventurous
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