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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
A summary of how C.S. Lewis concludes the series:
...and then they died. I could tell you all about it but I won't. The end.
I did not expect a lazy ending for the series, but there it was. Aside from the ending, I didn't love the book and struggled to keep my attention for such a short book. My advice? Read books 1-6.
...and then they died. I could tell you all about it but I won't. The end.
I did not expect a lazy ending for the series, but there it was. Aside from the ending, I didn't love the book and struggled to keep my attention for such a short book. My advice? Read books 1-6.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Writing a Christian allegory that spans 7 books is an impressive feat; however, The Chronicles of Narnia series doesn't wrap up in all the ways I necessarily expected. This book is more violent than the others in the series, which maybe I should've expected given the title.
Spoilers ahead:
Spoilers ahead:
Spoiler
I think the allegory somewhat breaks down in two places. One, Lewis does Susan dirty. She grows up and gives up on the dream-like idea of Narnia, which is coded as faltering in faith, but she doesn't get to go to paradise with her siblings just because she learns to adjust to her real world? Second, there's a weird scene at the end with a Calorman named Emeth who served Tash (heavily implied to be the devil), where Aslan says that all the good deeds he did for Tash were really done for Aslan, even if Emeth didn't know it. This sounds a lot to me like universalism, which is fine, but doesn't really fit the rest of the theology of the books? I don't know. But I'm happy to discuss with anyone who has read the series.
Lewis astounds me. His picture of creation and judgement are so helpful to me. I sometimes get ashamed of myself for not feeling the same emotions when reading the Bible, but I think I wouldn’t feel so connected or emotional about Lewis’ writings if I didn’t already have a firm biblical foundation and faith.
adventurous
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So... is this book an allegory for God v Satan? And then the end of the world and Jesus' return? It was an interesting story, but I did not like the ending. In parts it was one of the more interesting books in the series, while in others it was definitely not. Ended up a bit all over the place. But my daughter did love the reunions at the very end of the book.