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A review by nelsonmaddaloni
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
It took a while to read this one due to me needing to return it and recheck it out with a wait time. This was a fascinating tale by C.S. Lewis that captures a sense of what it means to be alone and to find peace and to find family for oneself. It was a book also that, in some ways, had a bit of a weird taste in my mouth about Middle Eastern countries and of Islam which I wasn't entirely fond of. Still, it was a good read and the story of Bree and Shasta was engaging and it was especially neat to see a story played out of canonical order and to read one referenced in a previous book, which then Lewis would recall past books within this book, in a manner in which I thought was cheeky and fun.
I also liked the ending to this one where it got somewhat surreal, in some places it balanced a fine line between horror and fantasy, and how it referenced fights, quarrels, but also of coming together and of apology. There is also a wonderful scene between Shasta and Aslan taking place in the Narnian mountains that I found to be very unique and very intriguing in how Lewis played it out that I don't want to spoil but how I want to say it captured my imagination quite well.
Sometimes I've heard this compared to be a lesser book in the series, but honestly none of them have been bad so far and all of them have been pretty good and unique. Some get very strange and some get weird and bizarre but in very entertaining and engaging ways. This is no exception. It is no less satisfying than the other books in the series and holds its own really well. He even had some elements, I'd argue, of Tolkien in here that make for a pretty fun approach where some characters definitely seem to behave like Hobbits.
That said, it's a good book about found families and loneliness and a good one on finding peace and finding each other in the hardest of times and also coming together to find oneself during trials and tribulations.
I also liked the ending to this one where it got somewhat surreal, in some places it balanced a fine line between horror and fantasy, and how it referenced fights, quarrels, but also of coming together and of apology. There is also a wonderful scene between Shasta and Aslan taking place in the Narnian mountains that I found to be very unique and very intriguing in how Lewis played it out that I don't want to spoil but how I want to say it captured my imagination quite well.
Sometimes I've heard this compared to be a lesser book in the series, but honestly none of them have been bad so far and all of them have been pretty good and unique. Some get very strange and some get weird and bizarre but in very entertaining and engaging ways. This is no exception. It is no less satisfying than the other books in the series and holds its own really well. He even had some elements, I'd argue, of Tolkien in here that make for a pretty fun approach where some characters definitely seem to behave like Hobbits.
That said, it's a good book about found families and loneliness and a good one on finding peace and finding each other in the hardest of times and also coming together to find oneself during trials and tribulations.