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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Narnia is a cobbled-together setting of "whatever works for the current allegory," and yet, when it's given room to breathe, it works as a fictional world. This book is the proof of that; Shasta and Aravis, Bree and Hwin, are simply people who happen to live in this world, and they're an interesting group to follow.
Prince Rabadash is fascinating as well: the Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen of Narnia, a man who could have been good had he not been born into a world of moral monsters. (I mean the book version of Feyd-Rautha, of course, not the movie.)
Now, speaking of movies, what would it take to get _The Horse and his Boy_ filmed?
Prince Rabadash is fascinating as well: the Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen of Narnia, a man who could have been good had he not been born into a world of moral monsters. (I mean the book version of Feyd-Rautha, of course, not the movie.)
Now, speaking of movies, what would it take to get _The Horse and his Boy_ filmed?
I enjoyed the reading of this Narnia book more than I think I ever have. I had dismissed this story as relatively irrelevant, but I see more what Lewis was trying to do with it this time around, (in the vein of Mercury) and it is a really provocative and powerful tale.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Good story and a quick read. The Arab/Middle Eastern caricatures and stereotypes need to be considered sensitively when reading though. They are rather blatant and should not be ignored when it comes to the critique of this book.
adventurous
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
adventurous
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:
Complicated
There's a horse, and there's a boy, and a few others. Overall, wonderful children's lit, which can still be a pleasant read for an adult.
We take a break from Pevensie drama to focus on the stories of two Narnian runaways named Shasta and Aravis. I must admit it was nice not to have to deal with Edmund or Lucy or completely annoying Eustace for a while. Shasta and Aravis were cute kids and Bree and Hwin equally cute horses.