The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)

This is my last read of the year 2017, but I only managed to finish it now. Yay?
I liked it more than I disliked it, so that's a plus. On the other hand - it did not quite hold up, though it fared better than Prince Caspian.

The sea-faring journey? Yes please! Oh the wonders of the world. So many a splendour.
Lion's meddling? Could do without. Especially in such heaping doses.

Reep was honestly annoying. They should have sent him to the Dream Island in his coracle - that would have taught him a lesson or several. There exists a fine line between stupid recklessness and valiant bravery. Care to guess on which side our fellow lands?

I shall never understand the "too-old-for-Narnia" bit. He steals them, lets them make home of it - and then he dumps them back in their own world. AND he apparently expects them to get over it (without forgetting, heaven forbid!) and be content in the world that stopped being their home so many ages ago?

I wonder what the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea has to say to this offspring of his?
And DO please remember that any and all worlds are essentially EMPEROR's, not Aslan's. Even and especially the heavenly Narnia bits.

And Ramandu's daughter is a whole separate story. Just WHY does she not deserve a name? She is about to go down in history of Narnia by being both mother and grandmother of GOOD KINGS (as per Lewis's words, mind you!). And she does not get a name to call her own? Yeah, NO. Shame on you, Lewis.

To sum up, I can honestly say the book is a mixed bag. The good with the bad.
And there is fair number of adventure books both more interesting and better written, and with a lot less theology. I can wholeheartedly urge you to try and and find something else.

FINAL VERDICT : SKIP. OR - TRY AT YOUR OWN PERIL ( )

The quintessential adventure story. Exploring the great unknown, with nothing but wits and courage and brotherhood. Finding all sorts of exotic and fantastic places that set the imagination on fire. Exploring not only unknown locales, but also unknown parts of ourselves. Testing our mettle against whatever may come.

This book promotes courage, honesty, loyalty, kindness, and forgiveness. I recommend it to everyone. ( )

Very fun book in the Chronicles of Narnia! Exciting and wonderful! Go read the full series, my friend, and you won't regret it! ( )

The ending didn’t have enough information to be a true success. But it was good anyway. ( )

In this book, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia with their grumpy obnoxious cousin Eustace. They travel with King Caspian on the Dawn treader to seek out 7 Lords Caspian swore to find after they'd gone missing when they were exiled by his evil uncle.

On the voyage, they are joined by the chivalrous Reepicheep, a mouse who is after a great adventure. The adventure goes through many stops including lessons about greed, envy, sloth, and others.

Great stories for all ages.

**All thoughts and opinions are my own.** ( )