A really overlooked and undervalued book indeed. I admittedly initially put it down more times than I picked it up, but when you give it a chance and read it all the way through, it proves itself to be well worth the time and arguably one of the best books of the series.
Agreed! In all honesty I fought through this book, wondering if it was going anywhere. If it hadn't been CS Lewis, I may not have given it such a prolonged opportunity. But once I neared the end, I went from disliking it to loving it. Lewis does a great job here at reconciling all the seemingly meaningless threads, which is one of the themes of the story I suppose; that Christ is in all things working them out for good for those who are called by His name.
I don't remember The Horse and His Boy as clearly as some of the other stories, but I remember it being important in the sequence. I "appreciated" it if nothing else. It is my mother-in-law's favorite of the series. I really enjoyed your article!
Thank you, Katie. It does seem like its plodding along too much, doesn't it. But I do think that it was intentional, as one of the themes of the story is that Aslan was governing even the mundane and seemingly random events in their lives. When it comes full circle, it makes the story worth the investment.
A really overlooked and undervalued book indeed. I admittedly initially put it down more times than I picked it up, but when you give it a chance and read it all the way through, it proves itself to be well worth the time and arguably one of the best books of the series.
Agreed! In all honesty I fought through this book, wondering if it was going anywhere. If it hadn't been CS Lewis, I may not have given it such a prolonged opportunity. But once I neared the end, I went from disliking it to loving it. Lewis does a great job here at reconciling all the seemingly meaningless threads, which is one of the themes of the story I suppose; that Christ is in all things working them out for good for those who are called by His name.
I don't remember The Horse and His Boy as clearly as some of the other stories, but I remember it being important in the sequence. I "appreciated" it if nothing else. It is my mother-in-law's favorite of the series. I really enjoyed your article!
Thank you, Katie. It does seem like its plodding along too much, doesn't it. But I do think that it was intentional, as one of the themes of the story is that Aslan was governing even the mundane and seemingly random events in their lives. When it comes full circle, it makes the story worth the investment.