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becadii's review against another edition
2.0
Para mim não achei nada demais, não achei ruim, só achei meio inútil
O livro é meio tanto fez tanto faz
O livro é meio tanto fez tanto faz
_lezreads's review against another edition
4.0
Thinking of grabbing one of these talking horses from this book to be situated at my father's farm. So, whenever we visit there will be fun while riding it. Hahaha silly me, but nothing can go wrong of having wild imagination.
11rose25's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
spookyhibba's review against another edition
3.0
ngl this is prob the best written book out of the series w the vivid imagery and all that but as a muzzie i cannot condone all the orientalist stuff in there man
tuckeralmengor's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Honestly, The Horse and His Boy is one of my least favorite books in the Chronicles of Narnia. I'm not quite sure why but I just find it so boring.
It follows Bree and Chasta (is that how it's spelled? I'm too lazy to look it up) and them escaping into Narnia. It's a story I honestly wasn't that invested in.
It introduced one of the bigger issues in this series though. I want to note that The Horse and His Boy was originally written and published in the 1950's so I understand that this was written when the racial culture was completely different.
All that said, there is some obvious racism going on here that I will cover more in my review of The Last Battle but to put it simply, the villains are dark-skinned and dark-haired. The hereos are light-skinned and blonde. See the problem here?
I'm also not really sure which Bible story this is an allegory for. HAHA JUST KIDDING. I figured it out. It's an allegory for the story of Moses. Okay, okay. I did do some googling and I figured it out.
Overall, this book definitely isn't a highlight of the series, it's decent. As it isn't needed to understand the overall story, I would say that you can read it if you really want to but it isn't necessary.
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Honestly, The Horse and His Boy is one of my least favorite books in the Chronicles of Narnia. I'm not quite sure why but I just find it so boring.
It follows Bree and Chasta (is that how it's spelled? I'm too lazy to look it up) and them escaping into Narnia. It's a story I honestly wasn't that invested in.
It introduced one of the bigger issues in this series though. I want to note that The Horse and His Boy was originally written and published in the 1950's so I understand that this was written when the racial culture was completely different.
All that said, there is some obvious racism going on here that I will cover more in my review of The Last Battle but to put it simply, the villains are dark-skinned and dark-haired. The hereos are light-skinned and blonde. See the problem here?
Overall, this book definitely isn't a highlight of the series, it's decent. As it isn't needed to understand the overall story, I would say that you can read it if you really want to but it isn't necessary.
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meredith_gayle's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
simmaberg's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gabsoulutely's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a true diamond in the rough kind of story
when humility and bravery come together in one character. I liked Shasta the most in this story.
I also love the return of the Pevensley siblings but as the kings and queens in action.
when humility and bravery come together in one character. I liked Shasta the most in this story.
I also love the return of the Pevensley siblings but as the kings and queens in action.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Racism, Violence, and War
Minor: Classism
butterfly2507's review against another edition
adventurous
2.5
not as good as the first ones, unfortunately.
melifly's review against another edition
4.0
Despite some controversy, I can't help but be fascinated by anything that takes place in this fantastic world. C. S. Lewis's storytelling is brilliant!