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Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

15 reviews

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...

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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.

luchardin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a great follow up to the story of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, following the Pevensie children on their second unexpected journey to Narnia. Themes of redemption are again reflected upon, this time on a grander scale related to whole populations of people.

Themes of devotion and faith are also explored, and as a Christian guy I find the metaphors of this story extremely compelling on this front.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Blood

sburchart's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Racism and Sexism

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Pregnancy

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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This was cute book. It was a good read/listen. The characters were good, I liked some of the new characters but I missed a lot of the side characters from the previous book. The plot was fun and predictable. The writing style was decent. I can see why this book is a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Torture

another_dahlia's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Child abuse

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

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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

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Torture

ollie_again's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: War

manu_k's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Slower than the first part. At some points, the characters are shown to be dumber than they should be at that point. Some of the character development from the last book have been carried over (notably, Edward's) which is a delight, but some characters have regressed to being how they were at the start of the first book until the point where it is plot appropriate for them to act mature. 

The ending was highly anti-climactic, and the whole book felt like an old person complaining about the 'modern fads'. Some points made in the book are justified, but most of it is reminiscent of 'development sucks so lets go back to ways that are hundreds of years old'. 

Overall, a good but slow read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Death