Good Stuff. Wanna Know something? I dont think that this series is meant for a certain age. I think it is good for all ages. GOOD STUFF!!! ( )

More religious allusions, this time retelling the story of Moses via a peasant boy and his talking horse. This book takes place near the end of Wardrobe, was written prior to The Silver Chair, but published afterward, so as to not break up the Caspian books.

Definitely worth reading by any fan of Lewis or Narnia. ( )

In this book, the third book of the Chronicles of Narnia, a journey takes place in a land south of Narnia called Calormen. A boy named Shasta is sold by his mean father to a nobleman of Calormen. The boy meets a talking horse which is strange because here animals do not talk yet, as they did in Narnia. Additionally, the horse is from Narnia and he was taken from there by evil nobleman who bought Shasta. The boy calls the horse Bree and the two run away together and eventually meet another young girl who has run away named Aravis.

The fifth book in the Narnia chronicles is a nice little adventure, but since it doesn't deal with the connection between our world and Narnia, it feels a bit insignificant. There is a parallel, though: A boy and a girl escape to Narnia from the not-fun-at-all southern neighbor Kalormen.

Aslan's role is increasingly godlike, laying down axiomatic moral judgments. ( )

My favorite of the Narnia Series. ( )

Reading the books in chronological order, this one was next, but another one that I didn’t enjoy as much as some the previous. I really enjoy the stories that involve the four children and their adventures. This part of the Chronicles of Narnia was a little confusing, which is surprising because it’s a children’s story, but even as an adult following the unfamiliar names and characters that are made up and in a different world.

I’m not surprised that out of the entire series I would enjoy some of the stories more than others, as any series of books goes. Plus knowing they are aimed for a younger audience helps me get through them more than anything else. ( )

This was so much fun. I think they each get better as I progress through the series. I was beginning to think how much I missed the children and here they were again! ( )

I read a book by C.S. Lewis called The Horse and his Boy. The book is about a boy named Shasta who grows up as a slave in a huge empire called Calormene. One day, he runs away with a Talking Horse of Narnia named Bree. Narnia is a country where there are Dwarfs, Satyrs, Centaurs, and animals can talk. Along the way, he joins up with a young noble girl named Aravis and her Talking Horse, Hwin. They travel due North until they have to go through the capital city of Tashbaan. Aravis and Shasta get lost in the city. Aravis overhears the emperor (Tisroc) planning to lead an army against the Northern countries of Narnia and Archenland. The story unfolds into a desperate race to beat the army to the North and warn the King of Archenland. The protagonists are Shasta, Aravis, Bree, Hwin, King Edmund of Narnia, Queens Lucy and Susan of Narnia, and Prince Corin of Archenland. The antagonists are the Tisroc, Prince Rabadash, and the Calormene people. There was no cover to the book when I read it because I read in a book that had all the Chronicles of Narnia in it. I recommend this book to anybody who likes fantasy and or Christian-based books. ( )

The story's pretty good, apart from the DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING Calormenes. ( )

I remember this one being my least favorite of The Chronicles of Narnia series. However, it was still humorous and a pleasure to read, and at the time it gave me another reason to lock myself away for a day. ( )

A bit resist. ( )

The Horse and His Boy, though published fifth, is meant to be read third in the series. It is an interim book telling a story that takes place within the time of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and features the adults Kings Peter and Edmund and Queens Susan and Lucy.

Throughout this book, there is a force leading, guiding, and protecting the four. Of course, anyone who’s read the previous Narnia book knows this is Aslan, who has been working behind the scenes for the past 10-15 years (Shasta’s age is never given) to ensure that Archenland and Narnia will be safe from the attack of the Calormenian Prince Rabadash.

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My favorite of the Chronicles of Narnia. ( )

Book 5 of the Chronicles of Narnia Series

This Narnia book is nice for not having too much of the four normal characters, but it's rather mostly from the perspective of the boy Shasta. It's a coming of age story of sorts, but I like that even his successes and courageous moments feel rather genuine. He does what he thinks is right, even though he's scared, and only later does he realize his own bravery from those moments. ( )

Feels oddly out of place because there's no mention of the real world. ( )

The Horse and His Boy is a strange divergence in the Chronicles of Narnia, because it hardly has anything else to do with the rest of the series. A young boy named Shasta runs away from home with his talking horse Bree, and they meet up with a girl named Aravis and her horse Hwin; all four set out for Narnia where they're certain life will be better. There was a lot of action (and inaction, with all of the monotonous travel), but less thought and poignancy than many of the other Narnia books have, and while I did enjoy Aslan, as I always do, I'm not sure how The Horse and His Boy fits into the series, or if there was a bigger point to it than just a children's adventure story ( )

The Horse and His Boy is a story about a Boy and a Horse. There is also a Girl and a Horse, and another Boy, but they don’t seem to matter as much to the author in the end. The Girl wanders out of the story before the climax, and the Other Boy just pops in a couple of times to say two lines and run away.

It has the distinction of, until two days ago, being the only Narnia book I never finished.

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Who can’t enjoy a book about a talking horse? No one of course! I think this is one of my favorite of the Narnia series thus far, although I tire of archetypal tales of children of royalty finding their way to fulfill a prophecy. Why can’t a child of poor parentage make good helping out others of their ilk for once? Anyhow, I really like the talking animals, especially Bree the Talking Horse, and of course Aslan the Lion, when He disguises himself as a cat to protect Shasta by the tombs.

“For in Calormen, story-telling (whether stories are true or made up) is a thing you’re taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.” (p. 28)

“He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward is to be set out to do another and harder and better one.” (p. 123)

“’Child,” said the Lion, ‘I am telling your story, not hers. No-one is told any story but their own.” (p. 171) ( )

good book ( )

A great story for the young and old, Lewis is an artist with words and you should not miss out on any of this wonderful series, in the simplest terms this is a good book and you should read it. ( )

I’ve been mentoring students at Chief Sealth High School going on my third year. Every year starts off with what Community For Youth (the sponsoring organization for the mentorship program) calls the launch course. For freshman and first year mentors, it’s a 3½ day retreat on the grounds of a summer camp, away from the city. One of the activities we did that first year was to run a mile every morning.

The God-analogue in Narnia, the lion Aslan, makes his expected appearance in this tale. Several times in fact. At several points, Shasta and his companions hear the lion’s roar behind them. Not knowing the legend of Aslan, nor even if they had would they think to connect it with their pursuer, they simply believe a wild beast has given chase and will devour them if they falter.

Anyway, I thought of the morning run in the launch course as I read this book.

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Shasta is a poor boy who has been adopted by a basically cruel fisherman (and as a side note, what kind of a name is Shasta anyway? Maybe in other parts of the world this is a good name, but to me, it’s a cheap brand of soda or a dogs name). Some wealthy dude comes along and wants to buy Shasta, who was eavesdropping and then decided to wander off (I think he wanted to run away at this point). He meets the would be purchasers horse, who turns out to be a talking Horse named Bree that also wants to leave his master, so they decide to run off to their home country, Narnia...

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I have mixed feelings about The Horse and His Boy. On the one hand, excellent adventure, great characters (especially the horses), and the sure hand of Aslan guiding the narrative. On the other...well... there's Calormen.

Also, inexplicably, Shasta develops a British schoolboy's diction at the end of the book. ( )

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