Genre: Children's Literature/ Fiction
Published : 1954
There is indeed a large difference between writing an adventure novel from writing a novel which should turn into an adventure. The former could be defined quite impressively by a writer who's passion in the art is innate while the latter can just be a product of someone who thinks he writes with passion.
I have read many other masterpieces in print and I'm sure I'm worthy enough to tell which author fits the quality of whichever. And I should say, at this point that C.S. Lewis possess the genuine quality of the former, the one whose passion in writing is innate.
The same quality of Lewis has been testified by his great installment to the Narnia series by the title of The Horse and His Boy. Although I did not find the 2nd book (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) in the series commendable in my view, this third book made me think over the aforementioned conclusion.
Have I read the second book write? Or am are my senses numbed by the time I was reading the 2nd book? Because to tell you honestly, I was really impressed with how Lewis provided an impressive plot.
It was entitled so under the idea that in Narnia, animals and humans are treated equally. That's why, instead of saying the boy and his horse, it's the horse and his boy since Bree, the horse, seemed to own Shasta, his human after allowing him to ride on his back and be directed with the way. In short, the horse possesses the boy in the narrative.
The story is about a boy named Shasta, who by work of greed in power during his younger days, have unfortunately been taken away from his family which is the royalty in Archenland (a kingdom before the land of Narnia). He knows that he is a son of a vicious fisherman who enslaves him until a talking horse (a Narnian horse) together with his evil master spent the night at their place. Bree and Shasta that night decided to run away from their masters which began their long, tiring and surprising journey towards Archenland and Narnia.
On the way, they met Aravis, a princess of another kingdom who, like them, run away from home too because she was bound to be wed to a grand vizier (I think it's an adviser or something to the king), but the problem is the grand vizier is too old for her and niether does she love the old man.
Most of the story and surprises happened and springed up while they were crossing Tashbaan and the great desert. It's a thrilling adventure with a shocking, or rather, sudden revelation in the end which children and adult alike who would delve on this masterpiece would enjoy, treasure and remember.
Let's put away the formal tone. If you are someone who loves sudden twists at the end of the story as much as I am, I doubt you'd ever let yourself hanging until you finally let down that rear cover.
As I've mentioned, because of this third volume of Lewis' most revered series in the literary history, my eagerness to grab a copy of the succeeding volumes on the list has woken up my senses with The Chronicles of Narnia because, as you know, and if you have read my other reviews when it comes to the 2nd book, I've mentioned that I was disappointed with how it turned out, which I will not take back. Dullness is far from the third one and vividness of the picture it portrays made me give two thumbs up for the author.
If you're a Harry Potter or a Lord of the Rings fan, don't miss this out.
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