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Dec 18, 2010

Mariel rated it:

I knew that the new film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was going to be bad. I did not know that it was going to be that retarded that I'd question my faith in my own taste. (Not that I don't like retarded stuff. But boring too? Ouch.) Was the book that bad? I don't remember all of it. It's been years since I've read it. Lauren, you're never picking the movie ever again.

A video game version of the movie would be better than the movie. At least it would be more difficult! More...

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Aug 06, 2009

Daniel rated it:

The strongest of the three "Chronicles of Narnia" books I've read so far, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" opens with a wonderful first line: "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Eustace, a cousin to the four Pevensie children, who the first two books focused on, is the designated asshole in this entry, taking up the mantle carried by Edmund in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and Susan in "Prince Caspian. More...

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Jun 10, 2008

Ann rated it:

As always, I somehow manage to get wrapped up in the Narnia stories. I don't know how or why, but I'm always curious as to what the next chapter will be.
This felt to me, more like a collection of short stories than anything else. Each few chapters starts a new adventure, and there are very, very few plots lines that hold over. And the few that do have little weight to the current "adventure."
Nonetheless, the adventures that are embarked on are beautiful and intriguing, a More...

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Dec 04, 2010

Nic rated it:

I read all the Narnia books as a child, and am just rereading them now.

I like this much better than Prince Caspian. For one thing, Caspian himself is more active; there is also a neat plot with really cool, original creatures and places. Plus, Aslan is less annoying, though his reference to himself existing in the real world "under another name" is pretty opaque. In all fairness, though, I totally didn't get it when I was a kid. I never realized the metaphorical Christi More...

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Mar 20, 2007

Claire rated it:

This book has what I would say is definitely one of the World's Top Five Best Opening Lines: "There was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubbs, and he almost deserved it." Eustace is an awesomely bitchy character who gets satisfyingly smacked down a couple of times by Ultimate Children's Fiction Dreamboat Prince Caspian. Lucy and Edmund feature prominently, as well as an AWESOME character, Reepicheep the valiant warrior mouse. I freakin' LOVE Reepicheep. This was always my favorite o More...

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May 04, 2011

Fathima rated it:

The story provides great messages and is very interesting. I think the Narnia Series is one that children should read. They don't just let your imagination run wild but they also teach you morals and values. I'm not that young of course, yet I enjoy reading such books because it even teaches adults certain things that we tend to forget as we grow older and get caught up in our lives. Two messages which appealed to me are below:

a)Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people and More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Tin rated it:

Let me start by saying that The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my favorite from the Chronicles of Narnia, by far. Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for Odyssey-like stories or maybe it's because the entire book was just fun from start to finish.

Yes, it's awesome, but like all the Narnia books I've read so far I do have some issues/observations:

- Is it just me or there's always one designated "asshole" character? In this case, it's Eustace.
- If there's a Chris More...

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Nov 20, 2011

Julie rated it:

Delightful at times, this read-aloud (as with many of the Narnia books) would occasionally leave us indifferent about reading the next chapter the next night. Hence, we took more than a month to read it. Lewis took us on a pleasant and amusing voyage, but there were fewer scenes that prompted philosophical discussion. Several religious questions were raised at the end; Aslan prompted us to consider pre-destination, divine intervention & purpose, and the concept of "bridges" being b More...

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Jan 12, 2012

jzhunagev rated it:

On the High Seas and at the Edge of Narnia
(A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)

Edmund and Lucy, the young ones in the Pevensie siblings are in for a rotten luck. While their father and mother with their sister Susan are on a trip in America, and their older brother, Peter, busy preparing for his exams, they are to spend the summer break holed up in the house of their uncle and aunt which only means putting up with their insufferable cousin Eustace Clar More...

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Nov 04, 2007

Veronikah rated it:

I am not the biggest fan of C.S. Lewis, because he was a racist, sexist pig. However I have to give him props for this novel, the third in the Chronicles. It paints the story of Prince Caspian who plans a voyage across the Eastern Sea to the edge of the world to find seven lords who had been lost many years before his reign. And who joins him but Lucy and Edmund, and a new boy, Eustace. Eustace is a perfect little bully until he gets turned into a dragon on a distant isle, and learn what it trul More...

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Aug 11, 2009

Sean rated it:

This was my first time on the Dawn Treader, and it was as fair a journey that I imagine I would like from fiction. I do mean that to sound positive.

I enjoyed the end the best, not because it the book was finished, but because the imaginative description of the place nearest Aslan's land made me eager for heaven, whatever (and however much better) the non-fiction version will be like.

I was sad for both Lucy and Edmund that they would never return to Narnia. I was glad that More...

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May 05, 2008

Ting rated it:

Lucy and Edmund came to Narnia again. This time Peter and Susan didn't come, but their cousin, Eustace, first came with them. When they three were looking at a picture of a ship. All the sudden, this picture bcame true, and they fell in the picture on the ship. It turned out it's Caspian's ship. Therefore, they started their new journey. Many interesting things happened like Eustace became a dragon, Lucy found magician's book and they found a pool which can turn things into gold etc. A lot of im More...

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Feb 22, 2009

Shauna rated it:

Very enjoyable book of adventure and thoughtful symbolism. Reminded me a bit of Gulliver's Travels, with all the different lands and funny creatures. It's always wonderful to return to the land of Narnia. In this book Aslan shows up in short, sporadic bursts--as needed to keep characters true and focused. I really liked his timely interventions and stern, but loving remonstrances. He seemed more Christ-like than ever in this book.
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Dec 17, 2008

Finger rated it:

In this book C.S. Lewis talks about the setting thouroughly. she has good sentence fluency. one thing I don't like about the book though, is that almost the whole time their in the water trying to find people and get back home. In this book Lucy and Edmund and their cousin Eustace look at a painting then they see it move. Eustace thinks their crazy. Then they all get sucked inside the painting. Then a ship picks them up. It turns out to be prince Caspian's ship. Caspian gives them clothes and te More...

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Jan 31, 2012

C.S. rated it:

I didn't enjoy this book as much. I was going to give it a four stars, but I already gave "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" a four stars and I thought "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was not as good. The reason I give this one less stars is not because it's not a good story, it is good, but kind of boring. First of all, the addition of Eustace. I appreciate that he learned a crucial lesson that would change his life forever and make him kinder to his cousins, but I con More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Alyonka rated it:

This is an amazing fantasy story. And it is interesting enough for discussion such aspects as honor, duty, charity, worship, friendship, treason, teens' problems. The moral of the book was how four people wanted peace and got it for Narnia. I learned that Prince Caspian and his friends were devoted to Narnia.These four children were a good example of heroism. Thanks them I realized that I had to pay more attention to the surrounding people. I understood how important to fight with my temptations More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Rosemary rated it:

I just saw the film and apart from Will Poulter's extraordinary performance of Eustace, I think it does the book an injustice. The other actors were okay and the scenery was nice but it's funny how the plot could contain so many fragments from the book and yet bear so little resemblance to it - and I don't think it worked. I'm surprised Douglas Gresham agreed to the script. Worth seeing however for Will Poulter's Eustace alone.

One other thing - Jill Pole had NOT dropped in for a visit More...

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Oct 11, 2011

Jackie rated it:

In celebration of the upcoming release of the Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie, I couldn't resist throwing out a review of the book (and... you know... if any of the companies that work on this title in any form want to score me some tickets to the movie, I suppose I could take it- kidding, of course).
Voyage of the Dawn Treader was quite possibly my favorite of the Narnia series. The imagery contained within, particularly toward the end of the story, is powerful. I r More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Justine rated it:

Not particularly being very traditional, this was the very first book of the Narnia series I picked up. I'd already seen the movies that had come out & was already a fan. I remember once years ago I claimed that though I loved the Chronicles of Narnia films, I would never want to read the books. Boy was I stupid for saying such a dastardly thing! I only picked up this book because I needed something good to read & wanted to see what the books were like, so it was kind of a casual thing. Honestly More...

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Jul 28, 2011

Allyson rated it:

What a wonderful series to read as a child... or as an adult! The first time I read the series was when I was 9 years old and I loved everything about the story, especially feeling like I was going along on the magical adventure with Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.

Anyone who has heard me talk about this series, has heard me get on my soapbox about the order of these books. The original publication order has The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as the first book; The Magician's Nephew More...

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Jul 22, 2011

David rated it:

I don't really want to compare this book with the movie too much namely because I am glad that they are turning these wonderful books into film and don't want to put anybody off seeing the film. Personally I do hope that they do go on and complete making the rest of the movies, but with that said, the movie and the book do constrast each other in that the movie is a lot more action orientated with a theme that holds it together, but while being different from the book, with new foes and a chang More...

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May 27, 2011

Lori rated it:

I have read and reread all the Narnia books and for the first time Voyage of the Dawn Treader hit me the way The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe hit me. The symbolism is magnificent. I had several favorite parts. The first is when Aslan comes to Eustace who is a dragon. Eustace can not change himself nor can get enough layers off for the "healing" lake to do its work on him. Aslan has to cut deep into Eustace's dragon flesh and it hurts, but it also is what returns Eustace to his More...

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Apr 25, 2011

Haryo Nugroho rated it:

<spoiler> Lucy & Edmund kembali ke Narnia, setelah masuk kedalam lukisan di kamar sepupu mereka Eustace. Bertemu kembali dengan Caspian, Reepichep beserta kru kapal Dawn Treader lainnya. Mereka bertualang mencari ke tujuh bangsawan kerabat caspian yang diasingkan. Eustace jadi karakter favorit dibuku ini, melalui diari-nya ia curhat tentang karakter-karakter lainnya. Perubahan jadi anak bandel menjadi anak baik serta saat menjadi naga dan pertemuannya dengan Aslan asyik untuk diikuti. Lucy More...

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Mar 28, 2011

Susan rated it:

Only the youngest Pevensies and a cousin are along for the ride in what is really the most episodic book of the series. Prince Caspian is a key player again, making good on a promise to Aslan like the good boy that he is, though it may mean--literally--sailing to the end of the world. Newcomer cousin Eustace is almost the anti-Pevensie: cowardly, dishonest, petty and spiteful. His unapologetic gall is somehow both obnoxious and refreshing and frankly--much needed in a plot that would have otherw More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Eric rated it:

This book sure didn't have much of a typical plot with developing tension, climax, etc. (I can say that word now; I'm married.) It was more like a journal saying "Some kids went back to Narnia and had a nice time." Like the Fellowship of the Ring. They go from point A to point B. But it was a fun read nevertheless.

It was full of great symbolism. My favorite was when Eustace, having been turned into a dragon, wanted to become a boy again. Aslan told him to undress, so Eustace More...

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Feb 10, 2011

Rafal rated it:

Niedawna premiera słabego pod wieloma względami filmu - od którego "odwróciło" się studio Disneya - skłoniła mnie do ponownego, po wielu latach sięgnięcia po "Kroniki Narnii". Odpuściłem sobie dwie pierwsze części, skupiając się na mojej ongiś ulubionej "Podróży Wędrowca Do Świtu". Mimo upływu lat - moich i książki - czyta się ją nadal przednio, i wciąż czuć tą cudowną magię wylewającą się kart opowieści. Jeśli chodzi o porównanie z filmem, to jeden z tych przykładó More...

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Feb 10, 2011

Scott rated it:

There was once a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. He didn’t call his Father and Mother “Father” and “Mother”, but Harold and Alberta. They [his family] were very up-to-date and advanced people. They were vegetarians, non-smokers and tee-totallers, and wore a special kind of underclothes. In their house there was very little furniture and very few clothes on beds and the windows were always open.”

-CS Lewis ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’
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Feb 07, 2011

Benjamin rated it:

Ah, the Chronicles of Narnia. I've approached these classic works with the reverence they are due; that is I read them slowly over time. It's almost as if I feel that when I complete them all, there will be none remaining. Of course there is such a thing as re-reading (and I do that once in a while) but there is only one "first time" to read anything.

I've been reading them in order, having read The Magician's Nephew about 15 years ago. Ever since then it's been about one e More...

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Feb 02, 2011

Cori rated it:

I’ve been reading the Narnia series completely out of order, and this was my favorite so far. I loved the adventure and swashbuckling, and a few of the scenes in particular really resonated with me, especially Eustace’s time as a dragon, and traveling through the sea of lilies to get to Aslan’s shore. I wish I had an Aslan of my own to hug. He’s so huggable. The Christian aspects of this book might seem a little heavy-handed to some people, but, as a Christian, I loved it.

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Jan 10, 2011

Rhonda rated it:

I never read any of the Narnia Chronicles as a child (except portions of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe). I've owned a set for years and now that my children are 6 and 8 years old, we've begun. These books are beautifully written. Lovely adventures full of interesting ideas and language. After reading this one, we went to see the Disney film adaptation and it was obviously different but lovely too. My 8-year-old really loved it. My 6-year-old struggled with understanding it, but wit More...

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