The Horse and His Boy

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Summary: Much Better Then I Remembered
Review: Shasta is about to be sold into slavery when he meets Bree, a talking horse. Together, the two set out for Narnia. But their journey is filled with danger as they are chased by lions. Meeting up with two more travelers, they must get through the town of Tashbaan undetected. That's where they learn of a plot against the rulers of Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Will they be able to get there in time to sound the alarm?

I can remember being disappointed with this book as a kid, mainly because it doesn't involve a magical trip from our world to Narnia and we hardly see the four from the first book. When I sat down to reread it, I found that I had forgotten much of the story, so I was captured anew by these adventures. I found myself reading "just one more chapter" to find out what would happen next. And Aslan's scenes especially moved me as well.

If you start this book aware that this isn't your typical Narnia adventure, you're sure to find plenty to enjoy.

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Summary: Oedipus and Moses for children
Review: Shasta wants to get away from his despot father. Bree, a talking horse, wants to return to Narnia. Meeting up with the girl Aravis and the horse Hwin, they travel together, always North, through the requisite quest adventures.

The plot seems to be a mix of the Moses story and the Oedipal story (the latter more vague), with true identities hidden and prophecies coming true. It also brings to mind A Thousand and One Nights with its nod to Middle Eastern culture. Also, for those who might be reading the book for clues and allusions, the deadly sin of Pride plays a healthy role in the plot of this edition of the series.

I found this volume to be lively and entertaining, full of intrigues and scrapes. The moral lesson is here, too, and beautifully told. The sin of pride impedes some of the characters' developments and the reader, whether adult or child, can see the needless pain and harm it brings to life. The beautiful and elusive Aslan makes his appearances in just the nick of time, bringing comfort to the characters as well as to the readers.

This story is told as a myth of Narnia, the folklore and story of a mythical land itself. It goes a long way to enrich the experience of Narnia and bring another dimension to the beloved first volume. If you only read one other book besides "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," let it be this one.

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Summary: Good Book!
Review: The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis
C. Cho
P.5

This book is about a young boy named Shasta and a horse from Narnia named Bree. Shasta and Bree have one thing in common, they both want feedom! Shasta mannages to escape from his master, Arsheesh. Bree and Shasta encounter many adventurous perils on the way to Narnia. Some people in a kingdom even mistake young Shasta as a prince. Shasta has his moments of fame and luxury until the real prince arrives...

I enjoyed reading this book because of the great relationship Bree had with Shasta. I also had fun reading this book because when I read about all the mysterious animals such as the lions, I wanted to read more about it. It was fun reading about the part when Shasta was mistaken as Prince Corin. Here is a quote from the book that I enjoyed,"Shasta had so enjoyed his dinner and all the things Tumnus had been telling him that when he was left alone, his thoughts took a different turn. I couldn't believe that they couldn't tell the difference. There were many exciting parts in the book but to me, these were my favorite parts.

As much as I enjoyed this book, I did have some parts that I did not feel was very exciting. When Shasta and Bree met Aravis there was a lot of talking involved. I enjoy stories with diolouge but I dont enjoy it if there is eight full pages of it. Another reason why I disliked this book is because they talked in a different way that we Americans do. Arsheesh was a character in this story that I didn't like."My price is seventy."

My favorite part of this book was when the people of Tashban mistook Shasta as Price Corin. This chapter made me feel happy for Shasta because he got food and rest that he deserved. I did not like it when Aravis showed up. She was the daughter of a high nobleman and she was a little stuck up to me. Although Aravis was not my favorite character, I still enjoyed this book.

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Summary: Book 3 ¿ A guide to the unending charm of Narnia
Review: Although chronologically the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia, "The Horse and His Boy" was actually fifth in the original order of publication. But not that this really matters, because perhaps more so than with any of the other Narnia stories, this is an independent story. Peter and Susan are now High King and Queen of Narnia, but their role is more in the background. The hero is a young boy Shasta, who discovers that he is not the real son of the Calormene fisherman Arsheesh, and so decides to flee north to Narnia with a talking Narnian horse called Bree. He meets up with a runaway girl, Aravis, and her talking horse Hwin. On their way north, the foursome meet with perilous adventures, and in the Calormene capital city Tashbaan, they uncover an evil plot over against Narnia. After a perilous journey to Narnia, not only do they warn Narnia of the impending attack, but Shastah discovers his real father. It's a compelling story that many regard as one of the best in the series.

As with all the Narnia Chronicles, on the level of children the story functions as a perfectly comprehensible and exciting fantasy adventure, but on an adult level it imparts powerful spiritual truths about Christianity by means of numerous recognizable Biblical allusions. By means of Shastah's adventures, "The Horse and the Boy" marvellously shows how by the providence of God, Christ is behind all the events of our life, even hurt and pain, working for good (p.175), as Shastah comes to realize when he says "It wasn't luck at all really, it was Him!" (p.180). But the talking horse Bree also has things to learn, and in his case it is pride and self-conceit that must be abandoned.

As always, in all the upheavals and conflicts of Narnia, Aslan is the one constant, and it is his vital involvement that enables the children to complete their Narnian quest, just as it is Christ who inspires, comforts, guides, and saves in the real world. Narnia may exist only in Lewis imagination and ours, but these underlying truths about Christ ensure that a journey to Narnia is never without profit for the real world.

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Summary: A Narnia side adventure that works
Review: "The Horse And His Boy" is one of CS Lewis' classic Narnia books, one of the later published but the third if taken chronologically. The tale takes place during the time period just before the end of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," (roughly during the start of "Wardrobe's" last chapter) and is largely independent of the other six Narnia books. All of the Narnia books can be read independently, but "Horse" in particular has little link to the others.

The tale is a classic "young person escapes a bad life" story, and in the end becomes a classic "downtrodden young person saves the day" and a "young person of meager background is" - well, that would be giving something away. Time-tested clichés of the genre, to be sure, but not clichés in a bad way. In Lewis' tale, this is a Good Thing. Because it works.

The story concerns Shasta, a young boy, and a talking horse, Bree, who flee their evil masters in an attempt to reach the free land of Narnia to the north. In their flight they meet up with Aravis, a young girl also fleeing with a talking horse, Hwin. They adventure their way through the country of Calormen, a thinly-veiled substitute for the Middle Eastern countries of the real world.

Like the best of children's literature, the pacing is brisk and the obstacles to be overcome are introduced quickly and almost without pause.

As in all the Narnia books, we are introduced to Aslan. This time Aslan's role initially seems minor, but is revealed to have retroactively been a major role. It is among the worst uses of the lion in the series. Much of what the lions tells Shasta feel dreadfully like the famous poem "Footsteps," in which Jesus explains to a walker looking at his life traced in footsteps on the beach that those moments when there were but one set of footsteps, not two for the walker and Jesus, were moments when Jesus carried the walker through life, not the walker walking through his troubles alone. In "Horse," it slaps the reader from the story. Worse still is the fact that the entire meeting with Aslan is written in a gratingly worshipful tone that is horribly jarring; it does the story a great disservice. The scene, however, is mercifully short.

Because "The Horse and His Boy" is a side adventure in Narnia more than anything else, it does not have as strong a connection, and therefore sentimental tug, as the rest of the books. Still, heavy-handed Aslan scene aside, "Horse" is a delightfully simple adventure about young people escaping a bad situation. Escapism is almost never a bad thing, especially for younger people who prefer to read over playing video games, and Lewis does it very well. Most readers will thoroughly enjoy this, even if it isn't essential Narnia.

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Summary: The Horse and His Boy
Review: The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis is what I read over these past weeks. It is full of adventure and I give it four stars. It is mainly about two characters named Bree and Shasta. Bree is a talking war horse from Narnia and Shasta is a poor boy that lives with his father. There are many other characters but they come and go throughout the book (you will have to read it to find out about them).
Really this book is only about a couple of main events and the biggest event is when Shasta and Bree run away to together. They are goin to try to find Narnia. Their trail is long and some times harsh but it is full of meeting friends and sometimes good conversation. The adventure lasts a while but eventually ends. Whether it ends good or bad, you have to read and find out. But trust me, if I actually read the book, it has to be a good book.
Speaking of it being agood book, I was asked to rate it. Out of five stars, I gave it four stars. In my eyes, four stars is a really good rating and I gave it that because the book kept me wanting to read it. It was full of life and happiness. But it had it's bad times (doesn't every book?). Overall, the adventure is fun and this book has a great ending. To find out about it though, you have to read it.

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Summary: The Horse and His Boy
Review: I thought this was definitely one of the best books in the Narnia series. Unlike all of the other books, this one could stand alone as an independent story. This book does not follow the same order of the other chronicles and would probably fit somewhere between The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian. It includes some of the main characters from the other books such as Susan and Edmund but it is based on a boy named Shasta, a girl named Aravis, and their horses Bree and Hwin. It tells of how a boy comes to find his true identity while making friends and saving Archenland in the process. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for adventure, heroism, surprise, and fun.

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Summary: wholesome book can teach everyone a lesson
Review: The Horse and His Boy is a novel of true friendship and courage. It is a book about a young boy named Shasta who escapes the town where he was raised with a magical talking horse named Bree. Along with a girl named Aravis and her horse named Hwin, they travel and fight battles. Since I don't want to give away the surprise ending, you'll have to read it yourself and enjoy it.

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Summary: Prince Caspian
Review: In Narnia, the land between the lamp-post and the Castle of Cair Paravel, animals talked, magical things happened and adventures began.

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy were returning to boarding school when they were summoned from the dreary train station to return to the land of Narnia. Narnia is the land where they had ruled as kings and queens and where their help was desperately needed. Will they leave boarding school and save their city? Well, read Prince Caspian to find out.

This book is a great book for kids of all ages. it's a wonderful adventure book and amazing and exciting things happen all the time. This is the first book that I have read by C.S. Lewis, but I know that it won't be my last.

By:Lindsay

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Summary: Horse and His Boy
Review: This book is about a boy named Shasta who discovers he is not the son of Arsheesh, a calormene fishermen. He decides to run away with Bree a talking Narnia horse. as they are running away they meet up with Arvis and Hwin another talking Narnia horse. Who are also running away to Narnia so they go together. But in Tashbaan they get separated and Shasta finds out about a surprise attack. This is the 3rd exiting Narnia book and I recommend you read it.