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The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

26 reviews

muff1n_xd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Mar 18 2024

3.25⭐

In the begining it was quite slow for me i wasnt hooked on it till about page 80-90 ish idk if thats a lot but yea

In the endish i really enjoyed it the parts with aslan were great and finding out he was behind it all and "there was only only 1 lion" should have been obvi to me lol

I knew from the beggining when evreyone kept saying the shasta/cor and corin looked alike they had to be long lost brothers somehow (i was right)

Overall I liked the book but compared to the last 2 ("the magicians nephew" and "the lion the witch and the wardrobe") it wasnt my fav but i am excited to move on to the next book in the series "prince caapian" i have high expectitions for that one

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maebemerissa's review

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

You ever reread a book from you childhood and go "well that's a lot darker than I remembered." That was me reading The Horse and His Boy. This kid (Shasta) starts out as a slave pretty much, but has a pretty good hunch he's not from the area because he's ya know...white and everyone else is definitely not white (I get the vibe the they're supposed to be Southeast Asian). By the end of the book, Shasta has been chased down by a lion like 5 times, crossed a desert WITH NO SHOES, and gets thrown into a battle by a kid who looks a lot like him. Honestly, all things considered, Shasta takes them like a champ. There's definitely an ongoing theme of EARNING your thrown as a king and not just being born into it. I have some follow-up questions about Narnia now: why is magic only a thing in Narnia and not really in the other countries? It isn't some sort of geographic limit, because Aslan seems pretty active in every country of the book. Why aren't there magical creatures in the other countries? Bre, who is a talking horse, keeps the fact that he can talk on the DL because he doesn't want to be used by humans. However, if there is a magical country nearby, what's to keep other magical creatures from going to other countries? Or people just kidnapping them? To be fair, I did not finish the whole series when I was younger, so maybe I'll get some answers in later books.

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sssophie's review

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lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

🎧
While I enjoyed this book, it wasn't my favorite in the series. The characters were fine, the plot was decent, and the writing style was nice.

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fragrant_stars's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

It's, erm.. definitely a product of its time. I enjoyed it, and I think I probably still would, it's just..... you really have to turn your social justice brain off for this one, in some parts, I think.

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katilh's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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alexschrade's review

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Easy to read, not the best I've ever read, not not bad either. Definition of ok

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lizziaha's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved a glimpse into the pevensies’ lives as rulers, but the overall story wasn’t that compelling to me. It also seemed to be drawn along lines of race and religion that I didn’t exactly love. Lewis also has a tendency of creating complex and interesting female characters then shoving them to the side in favor of his male characters. Truly a missed opportunity in my opinion.

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bestienicoley's review

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adventurous lighthearted 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

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bectothebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

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