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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - 2/5
Controversial, but in comparison to the first book this fell flat for me. It doesn't help that I adore the movie, which has epic battles and great characterization. The book unfortunately has none of those things. Little to no tension and the humor from book 1 was nowhere to be found. It is clear this book was written first as Lewis' work obviously gets better with time.
— Oct 13, 2023 07:40AM
Controversial, but in comparison to the first book this fell flat for me. It doesn't help that I adore the movie, which has epic battles and great characterization. The book unfortunately has none of those things. Little to no tension and the humor from book 1 was nowhere to be found. It is clear this book was written first as Lewis' work obviously gets better with time.
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - 1.5/5
This was extremely boring. Characters are only there to serve the plot, of which there was none to begin with, and have no development whatsoever. When they start to make an interesting choice, in comes Aslan to smash out any development. He isn’t inspiring, but extremely demanding. Some very weird views from Lewis also. He is even more black and white than usual in this one.
— Mar 01, 2026 07:17AM
This was extremely boring. Characters are only there to serve the plot, of which there was none to begin with, and have no development whatsoever. When they start to make an interesting choice, in comes Aslan to smash out any development. He isn’t inspiring, but extremely demanding. Some very weird views from Lewis also. He is even more black and white than usual in this one.
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Prince Caspian - 3/5
It was so great to be back in Narnia after the bore that was book 3. I flew through the first half. Caspian's story is really fun and fast paced, but as soon as he disappears form the narrative I lost my interest. C.S. Lewis cannot write climactic scenes at all. Everything works out too easily and there is little to no suspense. All characters become bystanders of their own story.
— Feb 18, 2026 12:50PM
It was so great to be back in Narnia after the bore that was book 3. I flew through the first half. Caspian's story is really fun and fast paced, but as soon as he disappears form the narrative I lost my interest. C.S. Lewis cannot write climactic scenes at all. Everything works out too easily and there is little to no suspense. All characters become bystanders of their own story.
