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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is an oddly complicated book to me because it *was* good and enjoyable but the setting and the characters were such a mixed bag.
The enjoyable parts:
- I liked all the main characters and Bree was very fun to follow as a brash, self-confident talking horse, until he too fell victim to insecurity. I thought it was unfortunate we didn't get a follow-through with his reintroduction to Narnian society. I also particularly liked Aravis.
- the descriptions of the settings were great and the prose was wonderful to hear
- I liked the adventure aspect of this book, the entire journey was actively engaging
The mixed stuff:
- Susan: She's almost useless with the scheme to get out of the city and just spends that chapter tearfully apologizing for getting the Narnians into the situation. Later, Lucy appears, and Corin says that Susan is more of a normal woman in that she doesn't go to battles, but Lucy is "as good as a man". I do not need Susan to be a warrior-queen, but I need her to stand equal to her siblings at some point.
- the setting is extremely stereotypical and I kept going between the attitudes of "this was of the times" and "is this positive in any light". I know that Narnia is the point of this series and the goal of the book was to get to Narnia, but I really felt like there wasn't anything worth going back to in Calormen even though it was the birthplace/formative years of the main characters.
- and was anyone good in Calormen? The closest was Lasaraleen, who was described as very silly and airheaded, and couldn't fathom rebellion even after hearing a horrible plan straight from the Tisroc, and tried to convince her friend into going back to a marriage with an old, ugly, sycophant man.
The other stuff:
-I would be SO MAD if my long-lost twin, lost at age 1 week old, returned and got handed the kingdom. I don't care that Corin is okay with this, it's the principle of it and they're children right now anyways
-It is ridiculous that even in Narnia, donkeys are an insult. I understand he wasn't a talking donkey but there was no inherent respect for the new form?
- Aslan was very present in this one.
The enjoyable parts:
- I liked all the main characters and Bree was very fun to follow as a brash, self-confident talking horse, until he too fell victim to insecurity. I thought it was unfortunate we didn't get a follow-through with his reintroduction to Narnian society. I also particularly liked Aravis.
- the descriptions of the settings were great and the prose was wonderful to hear
- I liked the adventure aspect of this book, the entire journey was actively engaging
The mixed stuff:
- Susan: She's almost useless with the scheme to get out of the city and just spends that chapter tearfully apologizing for getting the Narnians into the situation. Later, Lucy appears, and Corin says that Susan is more of a normal woman in that she doesn't go to battles, but Lucy is "as good as a man". I do not need Susan to be a warrior-queen, but I need her to stand equal to her siblings at some point.
- the setting is extremely stereotypical and I kept going between the attitudes of "this was of the times" and "is this positive in any light". I know that Narnia is the point of this series and the goal of the book was to get to Narnia, but I really felt like there wasn't anything worth going back to in Calormen even though it was the birthplace/formative years of the main characters.
- and was anyone good in Calormen? The closest was Lasaraleen, who was described as very silly and airheaded, and couldn't fathom rebellion even after hearing a horrible plan straight from the Tisroc, and tried to convince her friend into going back to a marriage with an old, ugly, sycophant man.
The other stuff:
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- Aslan was very present in this one.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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
I started this on the 3rd of January and finished on the 4th of January loved this tale about twins being separated and how a peasant boy thought he was nothing turned out to be a prince with an epic story with finding out who he is. 4/5
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
apparently I do like this universe when the main characters aren't really involved. aravis, I love you I hope you show up in more of these books.
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
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
De lo que va de año, este es el mejor libro que he leído hasta ahora. Tenía bajas expectativas de él pero estuvo perfecto. Me mantuvo interesada y no hubo ningún espacio en que la historia se pudiera poner aburrida. El final me dejó súper satisfecha, de verdad, 5 estrellas sin pensarlo.