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noellegrace8's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I think I like Prince Caspian as much as I like The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. It spends a lot of time laying groundwork with Caspian, almost giving you a sense of greater lore, until the plot starts snowballing. I liked that the battle in the end was just a duel between Peter & Miraz, keeping it from ending just the same as Lion Witch & Wardrobe. We also love to see some character development from Edmund and even stronger development in Lucy. In general, the characters are very loveable in this one, although Peter and sometimes even Susan are intolerably rude. I do have the same complaint as with Lion Witch & Wardrobe: the story is too big-picture and not revealing enough of the emotions of the characters, in the way that much contemporary fantasy was at the time. Lastly, I like that Aslan does not become obsolete simply because the salvation story allegory is complete.
I give Lynn Redgrave's performance 4.5/5⭐️. Her narration is on the classic side, nothing super interesting but an absolute solid read. I don't prefer her Aslan voice/cadence though, which is disappointing when you have prior exposure to Liam Neeson as the great lion...
I give Lynn Redgrave's performance 4.5/5⭐️. Her narration is on the classic side, nothing super interesting but an absolute solid read. I don't prefer her Aslan voice/cadence though, which is disappointing when you have prior exposure to Liam Neeson as the great lion...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexism, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
The "racism" tagged here is not against a real-life race, but a fantasy group of people.lizziaha's review
4.0
My favorite of the Narnia books so far but it has to be said—the movie did it better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
esme_may's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Narnian politics are more complicated than I thought
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
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