By C.S. Lewis
What kind of read is it?
Easy and adventurous. (I needed a break from baby preparation books!)
What insights did I gain from this book?
There are a few profound treasures that C.S. Lewis tucked inside the story, as usual with him. One that I was particularly struck by was towards the end. It's when the evil queen of Underland is smoothly speaking lies to the main characters. She is convincing them to believe that there is no Overworld (the real world above her underground kingdom), no sky, no sun, no Aslan. Her crafty words and ways are so persuasive, that it is the most intense moment of the book for the characters just to believe the truth about who they are, where they came from, and their true purpose in being there. And all of them fail before they succeed in believing the truth.
Lewis tucks in lots of insight about how the world deceives us into thinking that this is it - there's nothing else. But we MUST remember the truth that this is our temporary world, and home is heaven with our amazing, powerful, and good God. If we forget, we are in big trouble. And there's deception at work here to woo us into forgetting.
What did the author do well?
The characters are really fun in this one. Different and a good change of pace from the previous Pevensie kids. I loved Puddleglum.
The thing I liked least was that I got tired of being underground for so much of the plot. But, it served the story well and the insights within.
What will I remember most about this book?
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