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A review by grrr8_catsby
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
2.5
The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is either the third or the fifth book in the Chronicles Of Narnia saga, depending upon your preferred publication or chronologic order.
The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is a story rife with talking beasts, far off lands, aggressive Christian allegory, magic, and adventure. The ever-present Pevensie children (Lucy and Edmund, with newcomer cousin Eustace) from The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe fame find themselves back once again in Narnia, this time on the deck of King Caspian's ship The Dawn Treader.
However, it is this very same essence of adventure that is also the book's downfall. While there is a thin overarching narrative present, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader reads as a series of adventures rather than one cohesive tale.
Giving credit where credit is due, C. S. Lewis attempts the most descriptive prose in the series yet; unfortunately, this reads as disingenuous to the tone he has developed thus far in the Chronicles Of Narnia. There are, also, only so many ways possible to describe a ship, the sea, and various islands.
If you've read up to (or including) The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, congratulations; you are either just under or over halfway through with the series as a whole, and you know what to expect. For me, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader was a middling affair; an odd entry into the series that fails to move the needle in either direction.
The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is a story rife with talking beasts, far off lands, aggressive Christian allegory, magic, and adventure. The ever-present Pevensie children (Lucy and Edmund, with newcomer cousin Eustace) from The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe fame find themselves back once again in Narnia, this time on the deck of King Caspian's ship The Dawn Treader.
However, it is this very same essence of adventure that is also the book's downfall. While there is a thin overarching narrative present, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader reads as a series of adventures rather than one cohesive tale.
Giving credit where credit is due, C. S. Lewis attempts the most descriptive prose in the series yet; unfortunately, this reads as disingenuous to the tone he has developed thus far in the Chronicles Of Narnia. There are, also, only so many ways possible to describe a ship, the sea, and various islands.
If you've read up to (or including) The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, congratulations; you are either just under or over halfway through with the series as a whole, and you know what to expect. For me, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader was a middling affair; an odd entry into the series that fails to move the needle in either direction.