Listening to book on CD

TimmyofOz

TimmyofOz

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Listening to book on CD, review

I have been listening to PC recently on CD. I have always liked PC least of the CON. It is too much like a sequel as far as the Pevensie Children. CS Lewis introduces many things in PC that are interesting but the Pevensie children get in the way so you don't notice them. The Pevensie are not developed and so they almost seem died compared to the other character in the book. Caspian, who the book is suppose to be about seems to be forgotten after the dwarf tells his story in the first half of the book. And Edmunds DLF joke is very dry. I did like the other characters and how Lewis discribes Narnia more in PC, if only the Pevensie children didn't get in the way. I also liked the first couple chapters. It was very touching when the Pevensie children discover the ruins of their old castle. But after that the characters die, compared to how well they were portrayed in LWW. It is no wonder that Lewis phases out the Pevensie kids. Eustace and Jill get much better development in the other books. :D
 
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I guess I have no responces yet. I like to be inflammatory sometimes. My point was though I like the story and the new characters I felt the Pevensie children added little to the story. Lewis had a great story but a dry sequel. :D
 
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I liked PC because it delved so much further into the history of Narnia, the Telmarines and their behaviour to the old Narnian ways make for a great story of underground (literally haha) movements and teh righting of wrongs.
The way the Pevensies visibly grow as they spend more time in Narnia is also fascinating. Other parts too..like BAcchus & co are great for theoverall feel that the country is other worldly..
Top story all round IMO!
 
PC was very nice.although Hahb has to be my favorite.well..it's kinda hard to choose..ahh anywho, my jaw dropped when i read that cair paravel was nothing but a ruin :D

i wonder if the pevensies were thinking:"we leave one year and come back to find Narnia invaded and cair paravel in ruins?? who DID you guys put in charge in our stead?"
 
Gondor Knight of Narnia said:
i wonder if the pevensies were thinking:"we leave one year and come back to find Narnia invaded and cair paravel in ruins?? who DID you guys put in charge in our stead?"
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That's funny...because I could totally hear them saying that! :)
 
Glad I'm getting some responces. The important question is can this book be made in to a good movie. There are some very interesting parts in this book. In the book Lewis goes on and on about the trees and them coming back to life. But in the BBC version it is totally ignored. Faith is developed in the book. I still feel the four Peversie children are not as well developed and in LWW. I think Lewis drops Susan not just because she goes bad but that she is boring. She wasn't worth reforming. :D
 
Do you mean because of the presence of Bacchus and the Maenads? Actually, I think that was Lewis' whole point - and part of the reason Narnia was populated with the creatures it was. Dryads, satyrs, centaurs, and the like were drawn from pagan mythology. Had the novel been an artistic form in the days of the early Church, no Christian author would have ever written them in. However, since those days are well removed from our mentality, we can read about them with relative innocence ("Oh! A goat-man!"), and Lewis can make the point that all beings fall under Aslan's lordship, and are put in order there. Remember Susan's comment to Lucy in Prince Caspian - "I wouldn't have felt very safe with Bacchus and all his wild girls if we'd met them without Aslan." She's right - without Aslan, we men have fallen into all manner of folly regarding our fellow creatures, but with Him, all is set in order.

This theme is more explicitly developed in Perelandara.
 
You might be right West, but PC is more occultic than the other books. Talking more about how to practice magic and use of pagan gods. LWW use of mythological creatures is much more tame. Just want to bring it up now around Halloween and how so many Christian rail against the occult and modern neo-paganism. :confused:
 
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