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fragrant_stars's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Definitely a darker tone than the earlier books... as an adult, it's a little uncomfortable to read the racism and xenophobia in these books-- I don't believe CS Lewis had any malicious intent when he wrote these tropes, but.. you know. Still uncomfortable. All in all though, I think it was a decent wrapup to the Narnia series, and I'm happy I was able to enjoy these books as a young child.
BTW Susan didn't enter Aslan's kingdom in the end because she was.... you know..... still alive......... Smartassery aside it's very clear in-text that Susan doesn't go to Aslan's kingdom because she doesn't really want to go. She doesn't even believe it exists. She's so obsessed with being a part of the Grown Up Club that she's too proud to believe in fairytales. It's not about the lipsticks nylons and boys. CS Lewis himself says that he thinks that it's not too late for Susan to grow up and realise it's okay to indulge in "silly" and "childish" things and come back to Narnia again someday.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent
mfletcher's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really don’t know what to say; this book destroyed me. The first half was just horrible and dark and eventually saw an end that was both incredibly sad and hopeful. I wanted nothing more than for the end to be false.
I did have a couple of issues with this. Firstly, there is a whole lot of grey morality where there isn’t supposed to be. Secondly, I wasn’t a huge fan of Titian. Despite these issues, I just can’t be mad at this book for some bizarre emotional reason, and so it has my 4 stars.
I did have a couple of issues with this. Firstly, there is a whole lot of grey morality where there isn’t supposed to be. Secondly, I wasn’t a huge fan of Titian. Despite these issues, I just can’t be mad at this book for some bizarre emotional reason, and so it has my 4 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Slavery
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, and Torture