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_dosia_ 's review for:
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis
This broke my heart from the start, what do you mean Tirian is the LAST king of Narnia.
A lot of this is glum, dire and dark. Tirian is one of the most fleshed out protagonists in the series, and the magic really works in this one. I love Aslan and always have, and his depiction as a kind and forgiving God, and the religious pluralism was truly lovely. The scenes of all our beloved characters reuniting and discovering the "new" Narnia evoked childish wonder in me and made me feel warm.
However the racism against Calormen really took me out of the story so really taking a star away for that. Again, I can appreciate something being a product of its time but this was so unnecessary. Calormen in general feels like such a lazy final villain and I wish we had more of Shift being the big bad guy rather than...people of color I guess? Also justice for Susan she was treated like a criminal for trying to survive as a woman in the 40s.
A lot of this is glum, dire and dark. Tirian is one of the most fleshed out protagonists in the series, and the magic really works in this one. I love Aslan and always have, and his depiction as a kind and forgiving God, and the religious pluralism was truly lovely. The scenes of all our beloved characters reuniting and discovering the "new" Narnia evoked childish wonder in me and made me feel warm.
However the racism against Calormen really took me out of the story so really taking a star away for that. Again, I can appreciate something being a product of its time but this was so unnecessary. Calormen in general feels like such a lazy final villain and I wish we had more of Shift being the big bad guy rather than...people of color I guess? Also justice for Susan she was treated like a criminal for trying to survive as a woman in the 40s.