Review of 'The Complete Chronicles of Narnia\n\t\t (Hörspiel)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The Magicians Nephew is a joyously creepy tale of mad uncles mysterious travel, talking horses, kings and witches.
the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is so well known as to almost be glossed over, but it is a good story and always leaves me craving Turkish delight.
A Horse and his Boy almost reads as a standalone tale, and the Voyage of the Dawntreader, beginning well, turns into a rather religious mishmash of morality and death.
Prince Caspian.. Cute little PatterTwig made me laugh, I'd forgotten him, he is reminiscent of Hammy in Over The Hedge! Focus little squirrel, focus!
I had forgotten how much I hated The Last Battle. The Silver Chair was suitably adventurous, I adore Puddleglum and his miserable take on life, and the underlying message that if we say everything is bad no one will believe us when some thing really is..but the Last battle...ugh, …
The Magicians Nephew is a joyously creepy tale of mad uncles mysterious travel, talking horses, kings and witches.
the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is so well known as to almost be glossed over, but it is a good story and always leaves me craving Turkish delight.
A Horse and his Boy almost reads as a standalone tale, and the Voyage of the Dawntreader, beginning well, turns into a rather religious mishmash of morality and death.
Prince Caspian.. Cute little PatterTwig made me laugh, I'd forgotten him, he is reminiscent of Hammy in Over The Hedge! Focus little squirrel, focus!
I had forgotten how much I hated The Last Battle. The Silver Chair was suitably adventurous, I adore Puddleglum and his miserable take on life, and the underlying message that if we say everything is bad no one will believe us when some thing really is..but the Last battle...ugh, doom and gloom throughout. The horrible destruction of Narnia is only partially saved by the reanimation of it 'further in'. A bit like buying a new kitten that looks the same as one that was run over, it doesn't quite work for me.
The characters are of course brilliant through out - including the incidental ones. But there are many 'leads' and a nice balance of male and female in both hero and villain roles.
As a whole I give the series 4 stars, but individually for me the Magicians Nephew is the strongest, The Last Battle the weakest in the saga.
I always wonder if, when Susan finally died of old age, she went back to Narnia..after all, age can change us both ways, she might have grown away from her beliefs at 18 but would she come back to them at 70?