nelsonmaddaloni 's review for:

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

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So this was a really delightful book. Fascinating in that it has no real overarching villain in it. This doesn't make it boring though. It's a swift read but it reaches some supremely surreal heights toward the end of the novel and Lewis' narration is cheeky and fun as ever, going so far as to straight up say he's talking to Lucy and Edmund. There's a lingering melancholy as the novels continue, as the children are unable to enter Narnia again. There's a beauty but this story is more melancholic than the rest of them so far. Caspain is developed and given more time in a twist and we're greeted with Eustace who's arc is pretty stellar but we will see where he goes should be appear in more books, remains to be seen. It's the most surreal of the novels and there's some imagery here that's incredible such as the Star people, or the sweet water, or the island of Deathwater. It becomes staggering in the island hopping, making one wonder just how much more there is in the waters past Narnia. It's like a dream, but one that you know has to end. In that it's a bit sorrowful, even though there's 4 more books left to read. But it's beautiful growing along with the children and seeing just how far they've come and just how far Narnia is coming along. It's even better than the two before it but it's hard to say if it will be my favorite too. We shall see.