4.43k reviews for:

The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis

3.7 AVERAGE

hhhbell's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

royaljess's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

proudjosh's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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: Yes

v_neptune's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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oh the racism... "the evil warmongering muslim country down south kidnapped a white child who is superior by virtue of his race and he managest to stop the evil warmongering muslim country from starting a war and at the end the bad prince gets punished by jesus for believing in a different religion"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, War

andycs94's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lucas_colorado's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

thero159's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jessicamuis's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted 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: Yes

nathan_cameron's review against another edition

2.0

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The choice to use antiquated speech styles hasn't aged well. Makes it painful to read to my children

jessssicapn's review against another edition

3.0

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i actually really loved this one! i’d forgotten all about it but the prose was beautifully written! definitely my favourite so far in my reread, although the Questionable descriptions of the Calormen people has not aged as beautifully.