By C. S. Lewis
Reviewed by Jeremy
On the second book of the Chronicles of Narnia book series, we read about the journey of four siblings as they venture out in the snowy sheet of ice known as Narnia. The youngest sibling, Lucy is the first to discover the magical world, along with the stubborn and hotheaded Edmund, the second youngest. But even with Edmund’s teasing and other antics, it doesn't take the others long to finally discover the magical land of Narnia, while getting into pretty sticky situations in the process.
The story starts with a playful game of hide-and-seek inside of a professor’s weird house.
Lucy hides in the wardrobe, soon sinking into the wardrobe and ending up in Narnia. She soon
discovers a nice faun named Tumnus, who feeds her while simultaneously telling exciting
stories, and spares her life, knowing the evil queen wants a human like her as a stone statue.
Edmund soon goes with Lucy to the icy land and meets the evil queen who unusually cares for
him and feeds him high supplements of Turkish Delight. Full of food, he returns back home with
Lucy. When asked about the land due to Lucy mentioning it earlier, he replies by simply saying
it was just her imagination again, and Lucy is deeply hurt, knowing Edmund did see the place.
The two oldest siblings, Susan and Peter shame him for reminding her of the place and saying it
was her imagination. They go visit the professor to see what's wrong with Lucy, and he reminds
them that there could be another world. As they return to the old house, a mean house tourist, Ms
Macready, returns with others. They dash away, hiding in the wardrobe, but discover Narnia.
Edmund reveals that he did see the place, and they shame him further, not talking to him on the
trip. They talk about the evil queen and finding the charred and destroyed the home of Tumnus,
finding out that he was taken to the Queen’s prison. They find a helpful beaver, who feeds them,
and talk about the brave Lion Aslan, the only one who can stop the queen. Edmund strays from
the group discovering a huge arch. He went inside, finding stone statues, and the queen who he
told everything the others were planning to do. Meanwhile, the others venture to the Stone Table
and look for Aslan.
I think this is a really good book to read. The plot unfolds well, with many twists to keep you reading. The characters are great, and Edmunds moments of betrayal and faithfulness to the evil queen are what keep me reading. The only problem I have with the book is that the author doesn't add many sensory details, which on some parts of the book have me lose a bit of interest. But it's a really good book otherwise and I really do recommend it.
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