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El Principe Caspian / Prince Caspian: Las Cronicas de Narnia / The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia #2)
A prince fights for his crown. Narnia... where animals talk... where trees walk... here a battle is about to begin. A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.
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July 28th 2009
by Playaway
(first published October 16th 1950)
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November 19, 2008. I've read these books a zillion and one times and surely I shall read them a zillion more. Because every single time, I realize new truths and find more honor in their pages.
Today, I've read a passage that I find disturbing and quite out of character for CS Lewis:
p.72 "Shall we go farther up for you, up to the crags? There's an Ogre or two and a Hag that we could introduce you to, up there." "Certainly not," said Caspian. "I...more
Today, I've read a passage that I find disturbing and quite out of character for CS Lewis:
p.72 "Shall we go farther up for you, up to the crags? There's an Ogre or two and a Hag that we could introduce you to, up there." "Certainly not," said Caspian. "I...more
Prince Caspian was, at one point, my favourite of the books. (The ones that have never enjoyed that status are The Magician's Nephew, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle.) I don't know where it comes now -- there are some gorgeous bits, like the dancing of the trees. There's nothing about Calormen, which is a bonus, and there's plenty of talking animals and touches from classic mythology.
(I know I keep talking about Tolkien and Lewis together, but it really is fascinating to see how...more
(I know I keep talking about Tolkien and Lewis together, but it really is fascinating to see how...more
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Journey Back to Narnia
(A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian)
The holidays are now over for the Pevensie siblings; a year has passed since their magnificent adventure in the magical land of Narnia. On the train station that will take them to a boarding school for the start of the new term a force no doubt with the working of magic yanks Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy suddenly finding themselves whisked on a forested island.
As the Pevensies suspected they are certain...more
I think I say that every Narnia book is a runner up for my favourite. Actually, that's how I feel: I love them all so much. Prince Caspian introduces my favourite characters of the series: Caspian and Reepicheep. I can't put my finger on exactly why I love it so much. I guess it has aspects of a kind of "King Arthur returns" story -- only, in Narnia, which I love even more. The Pevensies have to do some camping and adventuring, and things aren't easy, and there are references to Greek ...more
Another lovely addition to the Narnia series.
It's difficult for me to assign a star-rating to this book. I think because I'm so used to "epic" youth fantasy that I find this lacking. But, I must remember that it is a "children's" book, and I must take it for what it is (which leads me to think that I probably should have given "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" four stars as well instead of three...). Anyway, the book reads a bit more like a beautiful ...more
It's difficult for me to assign a star-rating to this book. I think because I'm so used to "epic" youth fantasy that I find this lacking. But, I must remember that it is a "children's" book, and I must take it for what it is (which leads me to think that I probably should have given "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" four stars as well instead of three...). Anyway, the book reads a bit more like a beautiful ...more
I can't believe I'm admitting this, but I've never read the Chronicles of Narnia before. How did that happen? I have an English degree! I've always meant to correct this literary deficit, but never have managed to do so.
After we saw the Prince Caspian movie, my son was insistent on us reading the book. He wanted me to read it first, because he knew I would read it faster than he would. So, I did.
I enjoyed it, although it was somewhat anti-climactic for me. I love the Pev...more
After we saw the Prince Caspian movie, my son was insistent on us reading the book. He wanted me to read it first, because he knew I would read it faster than he would. So, I did.
I enjoyed it, although it was somewhat anti-climactic for me. I love the Pev...more
After reading Prince Caspian, my only thought was that when I was younger, I must have read them out of order. I remember reading what I believe to be the Silver Chair second, and then moving on to the Voyage of the Dawn Treader-- which if I remember correctly I never made it through and so never read the rest of the books. I have no memory of the story or any of the characters from Prince Caspian.
Caspian as the second book brings more logic to the books than I ever recall them hav...more
Caspian as the second book brings more logic to the books than I ever recall them hav...more
Read this in 2 hours the day I went to see the movie. I had forgotten pretty much everything about this book. Re-reading it, I can see why I didn't remember anything (and why this is my least favorite Narnia book) -- it's because nothing happens. Most of the actual drama (how Caspian's uncle took the throne; Caspian's education and eventual escape) takes place in flashback. What we do get is a lot of faith, or lack of faith, in Aslan coming to save the day. Wah wah wah. The final conflict is ant...more
I read this, and all the Narnia books, as a child, but I'm now rereading them (May 2008).
I was extremely surprised by how little Prince Caspian does in the book. Almost everything he does do is told to our actual protagonists by Trumpkin, which takes away some from the immediacy of the action, despite Lewis' writing that chapter almost as if it is what is currently occurring.
Other notes:
- Aslan is very annoying in this book. He's blatantly testing the other charac...more
I was extremely surprised by how little Prince Caspian does in the book. Almost everything he does do is told to our actual protagonists by Trumpkin, which takes away some from the immediacy of the action, despite Lewis' writing that chapter almost as if it is what is currently occurring.
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- Aslan is very annoying in this book. He's blatantly testing the other charac...more
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Anticipating this summer's movie version, I decided last week that I was going to read this before seeing the film. So my boyfriend bought me a $2 used copy at the local bookstore.
And though I stayed up well through the night reading the entire book in one gulp, it was not because of the usual seductive traps: lyricism ( Ahab's Wife), dramatic passions ( Jane Eyre) or gripping plotlines ( The Golden Compass). Why? I wonder myself why I didn't put it down and get a full night's res...more
And though I stayed up well through the night reading the entire book in one gulp, it was not because of the usual seductive traps: lyricism ( Ahab's Wife), dramatic passions ( Jane Eyre) or gripping plotlines ( The Golden Compass). Why? I wonder myself why I didn't put it down and get a full night's res...more
Lewis' sequal to the first Narnia book. Some of the best lines in the series are written for the Chief Mouse, Reepicheep. For anyone who tired of Lewis' allegorical material in the first bookm, I would say this one is more original as far as the conflicts go.
One my favorite themes, continued in this work, is what I call Good Dreams. Frequently, Lewis points out things about Lucy, Caspian, Peter, and other characters which reveal desires that later will be fulfilled. I like that. ...more
One my favorite themes, continued in this work, is what I call Good Dreams. Frequently, Lewis points out things about Lucy, Caspian, Peter, and other characters which reveal desires that later will be fulfilled. I like that. ...more
I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was in 5th or 6th grade, but for some reason, never chose to finish the series. With The Chronicles of Narnia finally being made into movies, I decided it was time to rectify that situation, since I have always had a preference for reading the book before seeing the movie. Though I didn't find it to be quite as compelling a story as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian was still a very good follow-up. It was a little like visitin...more
Prince Caspian
By C.S. Lewis
The four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are waiting on the railroad when all of a sudden magic pulls them in to Narnia. The magic is from a distress call that Prince Caspian blew from Susan’s magic horn. More than a thousand years h...more
By C.S. Lewis
The four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are waiting on the railroad when all of a sudden magic pulls them in to Narnia. The magic is from a distress call that Prince Caspian blew from Susan’s magic horn. More than a thousand years h...more
I grew up on the Narnia books, and -- somewhat amazingly, considering the level of theological discourse in my house -- had no idea about the religious subtext. The books are better when read without the subtext (though, is it possible to do so now that the subtext has become mainstream knowledge?)-- to me, they were marvellous adventure stories.
I'm a firm advocate of reading them in published order rather than in "chronological" order. Douglas Gresham be damned, there is ...more
I'm a firm advocate of reading them in published order rather than in "chronological" order. Douglas Gresham be damned, there is ...more
I breezed through this one in a day and a half. Nowhere near as mesmerizing and magical as the first. Is that just because it’s not the first? Hmmm…. While reading the first book, I found myself savouring every word, every paragraph, every visual, but this one I found far too simplistic, too predictable, and nothing in the book dragged me in. Oh well. They can’t all be winners. I don’t think I’ll bother with the rest of the series….not at the moment, anyways. And I can’t see this one havi...more
prince caspian is cute!!... so is peter.. and edmund.... why r all the european guys hot???
I’m enjoying my excursion into Narnia a lot more than I did my first time around, when I was a child. This is a sweet book. I’m electing to read these books in the order in which they were written, rather than the chronological order in which they take place. Wikipedia has an interesting discussion on this issue, though relatively mute. I’m sure there are much more heated discussions in other corners of the Internet. In my opinion, this book does not live up to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardr...more
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Narnia is in trouble! All the magical creatures and Talking Animals have been forced into hiding by an evil king. Fortunately, young Prince Caspian escapes in time to lead the Old Narnians in the fight for their freedom.
But when the battle goes badly, Caspian blows an enchanted horn. Suddenly Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are pulled back into Narnia from England, where they had returned after defeating the evil White Witch...more
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis was another great book. You think books may bore you throughout a point/middle, but all you got in return was more and more foreshadowing on what may happen next.
The same characters were stated in the book: Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Peter. It all started with a blow of the magic horn that belongs to Susan. Prince Caspian one of the new characters added to the series blew it. The magical horn was a signal/cry for help from Narnia. They have been gone fo...more
The same characters were stated in the book: Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Peter. It all started with a blow of the magic horn that belongs to Susan. Prince Caspian one of the new characters added to the series blew it. The magical horn was a signal/cry for help from Narnia. They have been gone fo...more
I love/hate this cover. It's so ridiculous, it's great (except for it being racist). Anyway... I reread this book since it's one of the Chronicles that I've read the least, but one of the favorites of both my sister and my brother. After watching the movie multiple times with them over Christmas, I thought it was time I gave it another try. I don't recall enjoying it in the past as much as I did this time. There's interesting allusions to George MacDonald's idea of devolution (which I love), and...more
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I'm not entirely sure if this book is as allegorical as the first of the Narnia stories, but I don't envisage Lewis so quickly moving from allegory to an adventure story for the next book, particularly since fantasy had not developed at the time to the stage that it is at now. While Lewis would have been exposed to Lord of the Rings (he was a very good friend of Tolkien) by this time, the concept of the fantasy quest had not really come into fashion. However, this is still a part of the very su...more
It's difficult coming to this well known and beloved series as an adult. I've read The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe twice now in the past year or so, watched the movie several times, even seen a stage version. And I loved it, each time. It was amazing, powerful, and I cried like a baby towards the end. So I was looking forward to Prince Caspian and expecting it to be more of the same. Expectations too high? Maybe. I found it confusing and disjointed. I couldn't follow who was who or what they...more
I'm sorry. I tried really, really hard to prefer the book over the movie, but dammit I just can't. Maybe it's because Book Caspian doesn't really have much of a personality and is just some kid who's along for the ride during nearly the entire story. Maybe it's because Aslan is even more of a know-it-all jackass in this one. Maybe it's the lack of pretty boys having swordfights. (don't bother making dirty jokes, I've already thought of them all) Maybe it was the fact that, once again, the book w...more
Narnia Prince Caspian
This story is about two brothers called Peter and Edmund and Two sisters called Lucy and Susan are going to a magical place called Narnia. This is how the story starts........
When the kids arrived at A lonely island, they don't even know they are in Narnia. But soon, they found an abandoned castle, they remembered that they have been in this place before, and it is a part of Narnia. Then th...more
This story is about two brothers called Peter and Edmund and Two sisters called Lucy and Susan are going to a magical place called Narnia. This is how the story starts........
When the kids arrived at A lonely island, they don't even know they are in Narnia. But soon, they found an abandoned castle, they remembered that they have been in this place before, and it is a part of Narnia. Then th...more
In this second (or fourth) book in the Chronicles of Narnia, the four kids (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) fid themselves tumbling back into Narnia. One second they are sitting on the platform of a train station waiting to go back to school, the next second they find themselves in the woods of Narnia.
As they explore, they discover the ruins of Cair Paravel, their castle from the previous visit to Narnia: this visit is unknown years later in Narnia, even though they're only a bit older by Earthl...more
As they explore, they discover the ruins of Cair Paravel, their castle from the previous visit to Narnia: this visit is unknown years later in Narnia, even though they're only a bit older by Earthl...more
The Pevensie children once more end up in Narnia, about a year (Earth time) after popping out of the wardrobe and back into their Earth lives. Their delight at being back in their favorite magical land was palpable, and I was delighted for them! They gradually come to realize that although only a year has passed for them, hundreds of years have passed in Narnia. Their castle lies in ruins, and the land has been taken over by people who weren't kind to the native Narnians. The talking beasts ...more
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
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
*Note: This book really has a 4.5 star rating!!!
I think one of the reasons why I enjoyed reading this book so much is because I loved watching the corresponding movie, and after reading the book, I have even more of a reason to love the movie-it follows the book very well, and the small changes that are made actually improve the story. As far as the story itself goes, I must say that C.S. Lewis surprised me a bit. I was taken aback by the fact that Lewis mixes cleaned up versions of...more
I think one of the reasons why I enjoyed reading this book so much is because I loved watching the corresponding movie, and after reading the book, I have even more of a reason to love the movie-it follows the book very well, and the small changes that are made actually improve the story. As far as the story itself goes, I must say that C.S. Lewis surprised me a bit. I was taken aback by the fact that Lewis mixes cleaned up versions of...more
The book "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is based on four kids who come back to the magical place. In this story, four kids,Edmund, Peter, Lucy, and Susan, come back to the magical city where they were once Kings and Queens. They were brought back there by magic in the train station on their way back to school. They try to figure out where they are. As they walk through an old castle, they finally discover that they are in Narnia. They recall that they were Kings and Queens....more
I love C.S. Lewis. Love him. I’ve never read any of his theology (I did skim Mere Christianity for a Western Civ class once) but his Chronicles of Narnia were some of my favorite books as a child. Before Harry Potter. Before Little Women. Before Anne of Green Gables, there was Lewis and his Pevensie children (Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy). Before I get to the actual review, I want to address a little bit of a kerfluffel that goes on amongst the Narnia readers that I know: Do you read the books ...more
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