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As usual, this was an interesting installment in the Chronicles of Narnia series!

Something just fell a bit short for me compared to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Was it that Rilian, an adult, didn’t act as I would expect an adult to act? Was it that I could pinpoint the truth about the Black Knight and the green “worm” at nearly the beginning - so that there was no real suspense or twist? Was it the slightly disappointment conclusion to Caspian’s arc?

I don’t regret reading The Silver Chair, but I won’t name it amongst my favorites of the Narnia series.

emilynied's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

This story dragged a little for me compared to the others in the series thus far. No more Lucy and Edmund :( but we do get Jill and Eustace, a friend dynamic that we haven't gotten thus far in our main characters. Aslan played a bit of a different role in this book compared to the others so that was interesting and I loved the return of Prince Capsian, this time as King. I also loved Puddleglum :)

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the first half of the book is slow, and jill and eustace are not my favorite characters, but wow this is such a fantastic story and has some very beautiful settings and descriptions

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