The Silver Chair | 
so-soSo far I liked this one the most, it felt like it took a page out of Tolkien's Hobbit. There was a grand-scale adventure with an end goal in mind and the adventure felt natural rather than “we have to do this because the plot demands it“. This would have been a solid 4-star hands down, except for the sexism that came out of left field at the moment.
“The school was bad because a woman was in charge, by the way“ isn't exactly a gotcha.
pickThis was a really good book but I felt like besides the end, it didn‘t play into the Narnia landscape as much as the others. I really wish they wouldn‘t have canceled the movie cause it would have been so fun to watch!! Onto the last book in the series!
pick“And whatever strange things may happen to you, let nothing turn your mind from following the signs.” In my most humble opinion, this thrilling story is the best book in the entire Narnia series. This adventure teaches not only the heroes but also the reader that all journeys require a map of wisdom that if neglected will almost indefinitely result in greater trials and heartache. #narnia #52challenge
so-soThe further away from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe I get, the less I like the books. The weird thing is that I can‘t even really explain why. The only thing I can put my finger on is that I just can‘t connect with the MC‘s like I did with the Pevensies. I only have two more books in the series, so I‘m not giving up!
pickI have to give this a thumbs up based on it‘s reputation. The truth is, I find this whole series just so so. This is just my personal taste at play here and I don‘t want to be lukewarm about a book that is so loved from a series that is so loved. I guess there‘s no accounting for my taste. 🤙
Continuation...
#goodreadsreadingchallenge2023 #thechroniclesofnarnia #cslewis #thesilverchair
pickI enjoyed reading this book again. It was a quick read for me. Once again I love the characters in the series so much!!! I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars!!!
pickEustace and Jill are sent on a mission to find King Caspian‘s long lost son and sole heir to Narnia‘s throne. I didn‘t enjoy this book as much as the rest. I think I‘m just not as invested in Eustace and Jill, and Aslan was a bit too vague for what seemed inadequate reasons. I feel like Lewis is starting to lose his magic with this book.
pickThis isn‘t one of my favorites but there‘s still lots of adventure and I do love Puddleglum.
Now onto The Horse and His Boy.
Just finished The Silver Chair on my journey through Narnia.
🌟 Puddleglum 🌟 is the star character of this book!
Now to read The Horse & His Boy!
🎧 Listening & Reading The Silver Chair 🤍 🪑 🤍
📖 Reading In Every Mirror She‘s Black
Realizing they both have a color in their titles!
#ColorInTitle
pickI think this one suffers from not featuring one of the four Pevensies, but Puddleglum's speech at the end and the escape from the Underlands do make up for it! #childrenslit
so-soMeh. I found this one mostly boring as Eustace and his school friend Jill transport to Narnia and Aslan sends them off to find Rilian, the lost Prince of Narnia. I enjoyed the Eustace character arc well enough in Dawn Treader, but I didn't find him very compelling here, nor did I care for Jill. With their new friend Puddlegum, a marsh-wiggle, they are exploring previously uncovered parts of the world, which are mostly underground. ⬇️
Despite being a weird and busy month, my May #BookSpinBingo board actually came out pretty well!! I really tried to finish Led Zeppelin and Kitty's Class Day in time but just couldn't quite pull it off!! So close!!
so-so#NarniaReadalong @CaffeineAndCandy
I'm not sure exactly why, but this is the first book in this series that I had a hard time getting into.
I did enjoy Puddlegum though 😀
pickI finished another #audiobook #reread in The Chronicles of Narnia. I enjoyed this story of Eustace, Jill, and Puddleglum more than I remembered, although some aspects of this one did seem a bit too obvious and predictable to me as an adult.
#NarniaReadalong
so-soThis one has never been my favourite Narnia book, but I am very glad to have reread this lovely story.
#narniareadalong @CaffeineAndCandy
@TheAromaofBooks this was also my #DoubleSpin for this month
pickI'm quite biased when it comes to Narnia - far too many happy memories wrapped up in these to be remotely objective! Another delightful journey - I had forgotten a lot of the details for this one, including just how much I love Puddlegum!!
Thoroughly enjoying the chapter-a-day #NarniaReadalong @CaffeineAndCandy
pickAs others have mentioned, not my favorite trip to Narnia but no trip to Narnia can be called bad. I do miss the Pevensies.
#NarniaReadalong
pickI didn‘t like this book quite as much as the others I‘ve read, but I still liked it. I absolutely adore Puddleglum, the Marsh-wiggle; he made this book. Tom Baker (the 4th Doctor from Doctor Who) played him in the 90s version put out by the BBC. I‘m so glad I decided to participate in the Narnia read-along, as I‘m really enjoying these books. #narniareadalong
pickI still enjoyed this, years later and as an adult, but I will admit that I missed the Pevensies and even Caspian‘s presence in this one... but I also like how the series explores that time passes and children grow, and that the adventures don‘t have to include all the same characters to be magical.
#NarniaReadAlong
Train reading 😃 🚂🚃
highly enjoying the view and this getaway chapter in this book for the #narniareadalong.
Happy May Sunday ☀️ to everyone
and happy Mother‘s Day to all the Mamas out there 🌸💐💖
Always another curious creature to meet in Narnia. #NarniaReadalong
I have not been able to concentrate on anything today and have been in and out of all these books. I‘ve listened to the Dolly Parton one already but checked out the ebook so I could look at the pictures. I started The Silver Chair for the Narnia read along.
To burn off some of the calories from last night's chippie tea, I want for a walk on the seacop. I wasn't able to read along the way as there was a fine drizzle, unusual for West Lancashire #sarcasm
Out on the marsh, plenty of mud, gulls and lapwings, but no marshwiggles.
Coming back up the pad*, nice to see some cobbles and a Lantern Waste style lamppost, unvandalised by interdimensional witches.
pickJill and Eustace journey from Narnia to find Prince William.
I liked this one a little more than the last three.
pickAfter a busy couple of weeks, I finally finished this one. Aslan sends Eustace and Jill on a quest to rescue the lost Prince. Along the way, we meet memorable new characters like Puddleglum the Marsh-Wiggle and Glimfeather the owl. Aslan gives them specific instructions for the mission. Even though they "muffed" them, Aslan's purpose is fulfilled, and he has grace and forgiveness: "Think of that no more. I will not always be scolding."
"It was a dull, autumn day and Jill Pole was crying behind the gym."
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickDawn Treader took the wind out of my sails (ha ha) but I sped through this one! I feel like I could have had more of things, more of the underground world, Puddleglum, Rillian, and the witch could‘ve been a bit...more...but it‘s another solid entry to the land of Narnia. I especially loved the bit with Caspian helping out Jill and Eustace. 😊 Not my favorite, but not bad either!
so-soIt‘s a tad more righteous and proselytizing in parts than the first three in the series, but that can be forgiven thanks so such imaginative visuals.
so-soI never have quite come round to liking this properly, though Puddleglum is great. I don't like Eustace and Jill much, Caspian being old sucks, and Rillian is almost a non-entity. Still a meh!
Hulk joined me to read though! #BunniesofLitsy
pickThe first narnia book without Lucy and while it was sad not to have Lucy there, Jill was fun!
The more I get into this reread the more I remember my imagination running wild reading these books the first time as a child. Talking lions and giants, what a world!
Looking forward to wrapping this up with the final book.
Time for comfort books. My daughter, who is now 20, suggested we listen to The Silver Chair, a favorite road trip audiobook for our family over the years. My girl has been unbearably anxious lately and I‘m happy we can sit and listen together and feel calmer.
#covidcomfortbook #audiobook #backtonarnia
@24in48 A decent showing for the day, with cleaning and cooking and journalling. I‘ve been called in to work tomorrow, which was to be a day off, so I‘m not going to make it 24 hours... it‘s all right, though, as I read a grip yesterday as well. When I was thinking I‘d read these books this year, I thought it would take months...
so-soThanking #Scribd for having this wonderfully narrated audiobook! The story was a good fill-in/follow-up to Caspian‘s life after the great Voyage.
By far not my favorite story - Eustace has no business being back in Aslan‘s world 👎🏼 However, Puddleglum had an Eeyore feel to him, and therefore ranks as one of my favorite Narnian characters. Bonus points to this installment for the mention of Reepicheep!
Finishing up the month with another installment of the Chronicles of Narnia! I miss the Pevensies.
P.S. Thanks to the audiobook, I now know that “quay” is pronounced /kee/ and not /kway/. 😬
“Four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow.” -Puddleglum, The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
I'm not sure how to feel about Lewis basing the character on his Gardner and giving him all these negative traits. (not that a character shouldn't have flaws, but his treatment in the book is a bit unkind) 2mo