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Summary: The Last Battle is a great book
Review: I really like the Chronicles of Narnia.I've read five. So far, my favorite book was The Last Battle. When I started reading it, I didn't think it was very exciting. But when I finished reading it, I thought it was one of the best books I've read. I think it was great, exciting, and sometimes humorous.
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Summary: Apocalyptic fiction at its finest; beautiful children story
Review: Apocalyptic fiction has become a fashionable trend in the Christian market nowadays. Yet this book, published in 1957, proves one thing: Lewis was years ahead of his time. Although Jenkins and LaHaye are doing good detailing their fictional account of the end-of-the-world (Left Behind series), in what is taking them hundreds of pages, Lewis does in a short 200. Not that that is a bad thing, because each had different purposes. Since I'm reviewing Narnia, Narnia I will stay with.Lewis, in his only end-of-the-world book, tells of how in the last days of Narnia, there are two animals living by the Great Cauldron. One is Puzzle, a lovable Donkey, and the other is an evil ape named Shift. Shift, thru manipulation and deception, tricks Puzzle into donning a lion skin, making a false Aslan. This is representative of the Anti-Christ. It is about how the real Aslan and the real Tash come again into Narnia, and the final show down. The most stirringly majestic portion of the whole book is the last part, where the old Narnia passes away, and behold! the children and all good Narnians who love Aslan are called into Heaven, the New Narnia. This is the single most precious portion of any of Lewis's fiction. It drips of Heaven. The Power and Majesty of God on High is portrayed thru these pages. He goes thru judgement day (never mind this pre-mid-post trib stuff or debate), and then how the children react to being in heaven. An interesting concept put forth by this book is a LIMITED universalism. Emeth, who is servant of Tash, a pagan god, is found in heaven. When Aslan comes and speaks to him, Emeth says he was not servant of Aslan but Tash. Aslan says that in reality he had been serving Aslan all along, and he knew Aslan, but to him Aslan was known as Tash. In other words, Emeth's perception or view was not the real Tash, who was an evil being, but the real Aslan. To an extent, I agree that this might be possible. I feel you can have a relationship with Jesus, but know him under a different name. That does NOT mean I believe all religions send you to heaven. You still have to know Jesus, and God. The dwarves, who are in heaven, are to stubborn to let got of themselves. They perceive themselves in a horse stall (that is where the last of old Narnia is seen. It is night, and all these people in a great circle or waiting for Tashlan, which is the fusing of Tash and Aslan, exactly what the Anti-Christ is, and the children run into the tent or stall.) "The Dwarves are for the Dwarves!" This is pride. This is what it is like on earth. What to us seems distasteful, if we would really let go of our pride and let God be God, then in the end we would have ultimate joy. That is what Lewis is saying thru the Dwarves. Lewis also uses classical philosophy to educate children. The old Narnia is called the Shadowlands, mere shadows of the More Real Heaven. This is straight from Plato. The values we hold dear, such as truth, valour, honour, etc, are manifestations of its essence. We practice truth and valour. That is a form of valour, a shadow. But the essence of valour, that is the real thing itself. Lewis uses this concept to help the Children better understand God. I came across this in this story when I was a child; I was astounded to realize it was Plato when I was in a philosophy class in college. That is why, in being a Christian, the more you act like the Christ the more Christ is in you and part of you. The more honour you show and love you show, the more Christ is you and you are him because Christ is the very ultimate of honour, and all the other vitures we hold dear. That is why God gave us the shadow of marriage, to help us understand the very real union between God and man. We become one with God, just as man and woman become one flesh in sexual intercourse. God is such an awesome God. In the end, we have a powerful vision of Heaven. Although it is Narnia, the ending he detailed was as much our world as Narnia. His prose is fantastic. As far as C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity" coming out in his fiction, this is his ultimate achievement in giving hope to the Christians on the afterlife. This is my favorite (from the Christian perspective) of the Narnia series. There is so much to learn and digest from this beautiful book. The heart of this achievement is that this is written for Children, and yet he packs so much meat into it without EVER coming across as condescending OR preachy. Truly one of the best. (For adult fiction, Till We Have Faces is his best. Actually, I think that novel is his deepest novel, and his best).
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Summary: The Last Battle
Review: This is a wonderful book. I have been a dedicated reader of Lewis for some years now, but I only recently had the opportunity to read The Last Battle. The book was everything that I have come to expect from this author. An enchanting story is told with all of the care that one would expect from a loving parent or uncle. Lewis weaves his views of God and the world of the supernatural into a classic tale of heroism, adversity and sacrifice. A young person reading this book will fall in love with a world that is at once strange and familiar. The works religious undertone should help make it a welcome addition to any home. Lewis sets forth his view of God's plan for creation in a setting that brings home timeless theology in an entertaining and enjoyable format. If this is the first Narnia book you have read, or Lewis work, you will want to read more; please do for the adventure will be well worth it.
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Summary: Great and Keeps you Guessing
Review: This book is great and has a great plot. When this book starts out' you think you know how it's going to end. Then suddenly, there is a twist in the plot and everything changes. A great read.
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Summary: I think this book was exciting, interesting to read.
Review: One of the main characters in this book was Eustace Scrubb. He is frightened at the beginning of the story of going into battle. He is also weak and kinda clumsy. But by the end of the story he changes and becomes stronger and braver.He also became a better swordsman. This book was interesting and excitin to read.
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Summary: Very good book.
Review: I loved the book. It had such creativity. I cried at the end ...... It was a wonderful book.. you have to read...
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Summary: What a wonderful series!
Review: For the first time, I have completed the entire 7 book series. And I found each volume to be just as charming as the next. I especially love the way the 7th volume ended and I clouded up a bit. Any "true" lover of books and fantasy owes it to themselves to read the full series head to tail.
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Summary: Overcoming the cannibalization of human systems:
Review: The technology by which postmodernism virtualizes life so that its cannibalization in view of short-term gains (share holder value)does not get the attention it would deserve, is exposed by Shift, the monkey's plot...Understanding this opens your mind for what matters, the lifefulfillment of as many as possible!
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Summary: Second Best Book in the Series
Review: I loved this book! It was a bit hard to follow at first, but when I got into it, I really enjoyed the story. In most series, the end is THE END. But in this series, the end is only the beginning, and I like that. Gives it a little distinction from other children's books. I also liked the Christian theme.
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Summary: Now at last they were beginning Chapter One...
Review: This book is the last volume in the allegorical Chronicles of Narnia series. The last King of Narnia fights a hopeless battle against evil yet finds glory. He discovers that reality and Narnia itself are mere "Shadow-Lands" which only mimic a truer place. A beautiful and spiritual novel, it should always be read last in the sequence of Narnia stories.
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