Review: The Horse and his Boy (Chronicles of Narnia #3)
The Horse and his Boy (Chronicles of Narnia #3)
CS Lewis
Published By: Grafton Publishing
Publication Date: September 6, 1954
Date Read: July 7, 2020
Genre: Children’s – Fantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Paperback
Pages: 175
From Goodreads:
The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the race is on to warn the inhabitants of the impending danger and to rescue them all from certain death.
“If you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.”
Ever since I was young I have had an absolute love for everything related to Narnia. I can’t even count how many times my parents read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to me when I was a child. This year I decided to re-read the Narnia books that I had read and to finally continue and read the rest. The Horse and His Boy is the first of the Narnia books that is completely new to me. I had not read this one before and, to be honest, I wasn’t completely in love with this one.
The Horse and His Boy doesn’t actually take place in Narnia, but rather in a place close by. It’s the story of a talking horse who is trying to find his way back to his home of Narnia. He befriends a young boy who joins him on the journey. Honestly, this book wasn’t bad or anything like that but I was just a little bored. Maybe if I had read this one as a child I would have loved it. It involved a talking horse and I’m sure that there are a lot of children who would love this concept. Unfortunately for me, as an adult, I just wasn’t that impressed and I didn’t think much of the storyline.
I have come to expect lots of magic and action from this series, but that fell flat for me with this one. All the way through I just felt a bit… meh. These books are super short so I thought they would have been a nice quick read. Instead, I found it took me longer to read than a typical 400 page book would take me. I’m still intending to carry on and read the rest of the Narnia books but I feel I need a bit of a break from them after this one.
The Horse and His Boy was short and fun, but unfortunately fell a little bit flat for me. It just wasn’t for me and I’m hoping that I enjoy the next book a lot more.
“Child. I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.”
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