Review
At this point, it is safe to say that I agree with Bradley (Bradley Horner’s Book Reviews) when he told me that it could be a “generational thing”.
I am inclined to think that it isn’t only the fact that the book is written for children, but more so because it was written at a different period in time. As I’ve said before, I have read a few children’s classics and it worked well enough for me. So, it’s a little bit disappointing that this does not carry over that interest I have with children’s fiction.
Suffice to say I did enjoy this book better than The Horse and His Boy; however, it is also true that it did not really perform well similar to its predecessors. It felt lengthy but at the same time it was lacking in so many aspects. I would assume that the entire series could have been better off written as one or maybe two books instead of dragged into so many books that feels like it’s not even offering anything.
The entire series can do more than kill me of boredom, to be honest. I am saddened that I did not enjoy this as much as others did.
About the Review
Clive Staples Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954. He was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.
