ithlilian 's review for:

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

4.0

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I remember this being one of my least favorite Narnia books. I have always disliked books that took place mainly on a ship, but C. S. Lewis excels yet again at keeping my attention. This book could have easily been bogged down with tedious sections of traveling and sailing, but it was not. Every island held an adventure, and the traveling description was kept to a minimum. As with the other books, I also found the characters annoying in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. However, just like in the previous books, there is a reason the children act the way they do, and there is a lesson to be learned. The narration is whimsical, the quests (and Reepicheep) are epic, and the entire book is fun. Who wouldn't want to sail through an ocean of lilies? Who wouldn't want to see Aslan's country? I wouldn't mind turning into a dragon either. Everything seems to work out for the characters in these stories and everyone they meet is willing to help them, yet it never seemed contrived, it never felt false. Another great installment in a great series, and what I think more children's books should be.