A review by emilynied
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

The first half of this book was tbh very, very confusing to me - I understood the basic premise of someone pretending to be Aslan but found the transition to the second half not so great, especially with the arrival of all of our favorite characters! It was a little confusing but I loved seeing Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Eustice back. 

I was shocked to

find out that they're all dead in real life?! And from a train crash?? Our heros from the past couple books are dead? I would have maybe liked to see them pass from old age after living a long and fulfilling life... Also the absence of Susan was also interesting to me but ultimately fell SO flat - it was brushed off with a sentence about her being boy crazy and obsessed with nylon stalkings... I've noticed how Lewis has seemed to disregard his female characters through the series and that was a big blow. The ending, with all the characters reuniting in Aslan's Country (heaven) was so sweet and made me super emotional to think back on all the stories.

I'm super excited for Greta Gerwig's remake of this series, and hope she does well with reinventing this world and characters!