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Summary: To see the mote in one's own eye!
Review: This children's book in the allegorical Chronicles of Narnia series takes place about three years Narnia-time (or, one year Earth-time) after the events described in "Prince Caspian" (this book was the third to be published and, in my opinion, should be the third read in the series). Prince Caspian and his friends sail into the unknown East to find seven missing noblemen. The expedition evolves in a journey of discovery (even, personal discovery). The boy Eustace, a cousin to Lucy and Edmund, must learn to see his own flaws and to painfully lose all of his "encrusted" character imperfections and vices. In response to Henry from Canberra, Australia (of April 3, 1999), I didn't think Lewis was preaching; he does not overdo the "Christianity thing" (of course, that was his point). And, to drown a hero like Reepicheep??? Can you imagine what the responses would have been from young readers? In addition, I seriously doubt that such a death would fit into Lewis' allegory and the ultimate fate of Reepicheep.
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Summary: i give it two thumbs up
Review: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a really interesting book. The reason I think this book is so great is because it has a really cool adventure. What happens first is Lucy and her older brother Edmund have to visit their annoying cousin Eustess. When they are looking at a picture, it starts moving and get sucked into the picture of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. From there it is really exiting. C.S,Lewis is a great author and I give him two thumbs up for writing this book.
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Summary: This adventure book is easy to follow.
Review: Although skeptical about another adventure pertaining to Naria, I found that this book kept its own in this chronical of fasinating tales of Naria.
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Summary: Wonderful: but I¿m a bit ambivalent
Review: The first island the Dawn Treader lands on is civilised ... more or less a province of Narnia. The next is not inhabited: just an ordinary island. Each succeeding island feels further away from the centre of the world than the previous one. Imagine all the cock-and-bull travellers' tales from the end of the Earth being set out on a map, from least to most strange. Somehow there's something appealing, even powerful, about this vision; and somehow the episodic nature of the resulting book is no flaw.However ... two rather serious criticisms: Firstly, while it was no doubt wrong of Eustace to pick up Reepicheep and swing him by the tail, I'm sure it's only what everyone else was secretly longing to do. I certainly wanted to. I was irritated beyond endurance by that damned mouse, and I'm suspicious of anyone who wasn't. It's a pity that Lewis couldn't have arranged to have him drowned, or something. Secondly, if you're worried that there might be a book in the Narnia series where Lewis over-does the Christianity thing, this is the book. Aslan pops in and out of the story a good deal more than he has reason to; and at one point he turns from a lion into a lamb. (Get it? A LAMB!) He even goes on to say (at overly great length) that he exists in our world as well as in Narnia, except that in our world he goes by a different name, etc. Granted, imparting this message was Lewis's private reason for writing the Narnia books in the first place. Yes: but he needn't have been so clumsily explicit. It's as if he can't think of an ending, and so he preaches. Any star-rating I give will be misleading. The first seven chapters are worth five stars. THEY contain the book's true heart: the story of Eustace. Having told it, Lewis is left with many blank pages and a quest to complete. Until the preachiness at the end, I must admit he disguises his aimlessness rather well. I love the first seven chapters. I almost wish they were separate.
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Summary: A good continuation to the Chronicles of Narnia!!!!
Review: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia. It is about how King Caspian set voyage in his ship, the Dawn Treader, to sail to the end of the world. Along the way Caspian and his crew encounter many strange islands and find secrets about seven Narnian Lords who have been missing for years. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was a pretty good book. It wasn't nearly as good as its two prequels even though it did have some good adventure scenes in it. Fantasy Reviewed by Joshua ****stars
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Summary: READ ME!!!
Review: This was my favorite of the seven. There is always something happening, a new adventure at every island. Reepicheep is a very cute and valiant character, and his quest to the end of the world is so heroic!
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Summary: I think the book was fantastic and exciting.
Review: This book was exciting because every sentence made me feel like I was there and I never wanted to put it down!
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Summary: A group of kids go on a journey to the end of the world.
Review: This is a great book for children and adults. Like all the Chronicles of Narnia it includes greed, good, evil, mystery, and suspense. This book and all the other Chronicles of Narnia are good vocabulary builders for yound kids. To really understand this book you'll have to read the first four or if you are reading the original version, you'll have to read the first two.
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Summary: Best of the Narnia Chronicles
Review: The Chronicles of Narnia are in a rare class of children's literature that includes such classics as Pooh, Alice, and _The Lord of the Rings_. Among the seven books of the Chronicles, _Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ is my favorite. The characters are on a sea voyage, and every island they come to presents them with a new adventure. Where other books in the Chronicles treat entire biblical themes (creation, Easter, the end of the world), this one is a series of parables, with each island presenting new insights. Definitely a must-read.
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Summary: The book of many adventures from the Chronicles of Narnia
Review: In this novel, many wonderful events take place. For example, a young boy learns unfortunately the hard way, that he is spoiled and selfish. But through an act of kindness from Aslan, Eustace humbles himself and asks for forgiveness. This is just one of many wonderful adventures awaiting young readers.
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