The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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Summary: An awesome voyage
Review: I really liked this Chronicle of Narnia becasue this one was in many different settings, not just Narnia, it was in a boat. They were looking for the seven lost sailors.It was fun to follow along on their voyage through the seas unexplored. I liked the characters, too. I also liked how they found different people and animals. The way they found the sailors not on one island but on many was very nicely done.

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Summary: Journy to the end of the world
Review: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sail to the end of the world? Well in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, you can! In this book the legendary King Caspian of Narnia who is on a quest to find the seven lords, seven Narnian lords cast away in the time of his evil uncle Miraz. Edmund, Lucy and their annoying cousin Eustace journey with the king on the legendary ship the Dawn Treader in search of Aslan's country in the Far East. This book is the sequel to The Magician's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, and the Last Battle. To anybody that hasn't read this book and its sequels, I recommend that they read them now!

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Summary: The best of the series
Review: Our old friends Lucy and Edmund Pevensie join their nerdy cousin Eustace, in this book, in a journey through a portrait of a ship, to the seas off the coast of Narnia. There, they meet their old friend Prince Caspian, who is adventuring across the seas to explore the far reaches of his world. He is also searching for a group of lost nobility from Narnia, who apparently had been marooned on various Narnian islands years before. They all travel from island to island, and have many challenging adventures.

Of all the Narnia books, this is probably the one where C.S. Lewis gave himself the most freedom to just tell a story, without being "in-your-face" about the allegorical meanings of everything. There IS a lot of allegory, but he makes it part of a story here, rather then constructing a story just as an excuse to make up a context for an allegory. It's a terrific tale for children or adults. Absolutely two thumbs up.

I just want to recommend a few books, for anyone who may be curious about what sources C.S. Lewis drew upon for this story. I'll let you discover them for yourself, but the titles are: "Phantom Islands of the Atlantic," by Donald S. Johnson, and "New Worlds, Ancient Texts" by Anthony Grafton. Also -- if anyone's interested in learning about the cultural context of C.S. Lewis' personal problems with science education, which are pretty obvious in the way he talks about Eustace, then I recommend looking at "The Two Cultures" by C.P. Snow. You'll see what I mean.

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Summary: The best book in the Narnia series
Review: When I first read the Narnia Chronicles in elementary school, this was my favorite by far. When I re-read the books a couple years ago, it was still my favorite - it's full of adventure and wonder and is really quite a beautiful book. I can't think of my childhood without remembering the Narnia Chronicles, especially The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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Summary: The Series that will Leave you Sailing
Review: Think of a whole series of books based on a different world from ours. Now you are thinking of the Chronicles of Narnia. My favorite book of the series would have to be The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. This book by C.S. Lewis is the only book in the series that is based around a ship and the islands it encounters. Even if fantasy isn't your favorite genre this is still a book to look at. I beleive when stories are about different worlds, it makes you want to learn more about that world and all the unique of it. As an example, in this story a river turns anything that enters it into gold;and monsters, dwarfs, and creatures called fauns exist. I would recommend this book to anybody who has an imagination and enjoys things that cannot be explained. Also the author C.S Lewis has written the other six books of the Chronicles of Narnia which are all great. My favorite part is that you don't know how much time has passed in Narnia for every book you read. These are all the reasons why I read the book and why you should too.

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Summary: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Review: The 2 prevensie children (Edmund and Lucy) and Eustace got sucked into a painting and landed on a ship called the Dawn Treader in a voyage to find the seven lords, but adventures and dangers accured during the voyage, so they used their brains and accomplished each one, then at the end they found all the lords and Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace returned back to their normal worlds. Like the Horse and His Boy i agreed with the author because he described each island and the creatures in the book all well. He used all the details in a way that there could be no more ways to explain the certain object. I could tell the characters personality by just reading what each one said and the puctuations around making a hyperbole statement. He placed action on each island as well as the seas. I would recommend this book to people that adventures in the seas, because that is what the story is mostly about. This book will also go with people that like to think about whats going to happen later on the story while reading. People that think there are other worlds and adventures unknown should read this book too. It is the best book of the Narnis chronicles.

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Summary: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Review: Voyage of the Dawn Treader By C.S Louis When Lucy and Edmund Penensies are staying with their cousin' (who does not like the Penensies children) over the summer they think it will be the most boring summer ever. They and their cousin Eustace are pulled on to the Dawn Treader through a picture in Lucy's bedroom. Eustace is convinced that Narnia is not real and he is a pain. An enchantment is cast over him and he finds selfishness is not the answer. When Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace are pulled on the ship, Edmund and Lucy meet their friend Caspian who is looking for the Seven Lords that his evil uncle Miraz had banished from Narnia. As the children look for the lords, they conquer many obstacles and work together. From The Lone Islands to the end of the world the children must conquer evil in all forms. When they reach the end of the world, they even get to see Aslan country.

I really liked the book a lot because it made the characters come alive. It felt like I was on the ship the hole time with them. This is a great book to read before bed because it gives you something to think about before you fall a sleep.

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Summary: Plot Overcomes Allegory: Hurray!
Review: This is the best of the Narnia series. C.S. Lewis allows the plot to get away occasionally from his strict form of Christian allegory. Moreover, the book is funny and episodic and exciting. And it's about getting to know yourself and changing what you don't like.

Unexplored waters and unknown lands create a magic of their own in which Lucy and Edmund and, especially, Eustace -- having magically found themselves on board the Dawn Treader --can come to terms with their weakness and strength. The Dark Island, where all dreams (not just good ones!) come true, Deathwater Island -- the place of greed, Dragon Island, where Eustace turns into a dragon (which, of course, he was on the inside all along), Ramandu's island, the sea people's land, the house of the Retired Star, and more, reveal what stuff these children are made on. What their mettle is may not always exemplary, but in this book at least, characters can change. Eustace can be un-dragoned and become a changed child (having dragon skin a foot deep ripped off by a lion would, I think, inevitably result in change). This is a book of deep, miraculous possibility. As a child, I read *The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* until it fell apart, and I've gone through another copy since.

My only criticism is this: C. S. Lewis, having loosened his strangle-hold on his constricting Christian allegory, occasionally seems to feel obliged to bring in something really ham-handed. It's most annoying. The most egregious intrusion occurs when the children encounter, in the middle of nowhere, a milky white lamb frying fish on the open grass. How the heck does a lamb fry fish? Where does he get fish? Where does he get the frying pan? Why do we *need* this for the plot? The Lamb of God (Christ), communion, fish. Cringe. It's all tossed into the pot and left somehow to be digested. There are fabulous Christian allegories; this is not one of them. I would to say that this is the only place in the entire series where C.S. Lewis' allegory truly and absolutely and utterly crashes and burns. But one Lamb doesn't stop this from being a great book. *The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* provides delight, wonder, and best of all, a promise of a second chance for every one of us.

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Summary: Best Yet!
Review: Bravo! The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the best book so far in the Chronicles of Narnia. In this book Lucy and Edmund find themselves on the Dawn Treader with their cousin Eustace to go find the lords that King Miraz sent. Through a story with many plots, great charcters, suspense, and action the reader will enjoy this miraculous book. Through all 271 pages you will not find yourself being bored. This book does not want to be missed. Read it, you'll absoleutly enjoy it like I did.

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Summary: The magical world of Narnia
Review: Narnia. The land where you can travel to the end of the world sailing farther then the Lone Islands to explore new lands. Journey with Lucy and Edmund Pevensie and their cousin Eustace Scrubb as they travel on the Dawn Treader with their friend Prince Caspian. They try and find the seven lost lords that journied to sea seven years before. In the end only one is left behind at the end of the world to journey alone to Aslan's country. This book is one of the greatest of all the Narnia chronicles! Enjoy reading it because i did!