I remembered far more in this one than I thought I did. I greatly enjoyed the stories and each of the little adventures the crew had. Also, I know the whole thing with this series is the religious symbolism, but I truly didn't notice it as much in the first two books (aside from the obvious death and resurrection). But it smacks you in the face with this book, especially towards the end. ( )

As a child, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was my favourite Narnia book, but I think it was primarily for the image of the painting coming to life. While there's certainly nothing wrong with it, and there is something majestic about this tale of the grand ship (Featuring some new characters at that!), I run hot and cold on this book. I do appreciate that Lewis chose to show different sides of Narnia rather than just ponderously giving us the same thing each time, but on re-reading, I was less than enthusiastic about the journeys taken by the characters.

(And, as much as I don't want to sound like some obnoxious 21st century academic, there is obviously an anglocentric, Christian, male-dominating point-of-view narrating these books which makes them less gripping than more democratic modern day children's fare. Or even, really, Enid Blyton, who still had the beliefs of the era but somehow didn't let them affect her work!) ( )

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Still good after all this time. ( )

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