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The Horse and His Boy (adult)
The Horse and His Boy (adult) | C. S. Lewis
116 posts | 465 read | 2 reading | 32 to read
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
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michellelav
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Mehso-so

This book was good but definitely not the best in the series. It made me think of The little prince. Excited to be moving on to the next book in the series :)

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quirkiecurls

No one is told any story but their own.

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quirkiecurls
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“No one is told any story but their own.” This book is magically unique in a book series that is already magically unique in itself. From the viewpoint of the most unlikely of adventurers we learn that everyone‘s story is far more significant than they themselves can see. Whether horse or boy everyone has a part to play if only they are willing. #narnia #52challenge

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KimchiPiglet
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This book didn‘t age as well as the ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe‘, however it served its purpose as a much needed palate cleanser. Good to see Susan, Edmund, and Lucy again. Always a joy!
3.75/5 stars.

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KimchiPiglet
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Starting this palate cleanser. Much needed after such an intense read :cough:Babel:cough: I‘m reading these in publication order not chronologically so this is book #5 for me!

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Crystal83
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I loved this book!!! It was great to see Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy again. I also enjoyed seeing the new characters in the book. Loved the new story plot too!! I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

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Texreader
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I‘m listening to the tagged book with my curious cat.

I‘m loving the Chronicles!

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 2y
5feet.of.fury 🐈‍⬛🖤 2y
LiseWorks Love your "Minou"! Boy he looks so much like my Mitichi. It's been 10 years since he passed away and I still miss that cat. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl 🖤🖤🖤 2y
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Texreader
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The tagged book is my next audiobook.

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bree.v08
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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BookwormAHN
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Vansa The horse and his boy has always been my favourite Narnia book. I love the weaving in of Arabian nights themed fantasy into this. And I like the subverting of tropes, that flighty, chirpy Lasaraleen, when it comes down to it, shows immense bravery to help her friend. 2y
imyril I've always had a soft spot for these two although I suspect I'd have a lot of eyeroll these days for the way Lewis depicts the Calormenes. Nephew is the one that has stayed with me - I have always found Jadis unusual as a children's fantasy villain and appreciated her all the more for it; and Uncle Andrew is just nastier and better observed the older I get. Such small-minded and very human sins all round (however big Jadis's ambitions!) 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! The Narnia series is a favorite of mine. 2y
LibrarianRyan What a great series. 2y
Roary47 Narnia is the best! 2y
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esurient
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Hm! This is a nice coda to Tor's earlier essay series on Lewis' works.

Essay, #notthetaggedbook

https://www.tor.com/2022/01/24/our-country-c-s-lewis-calormen-and-how-fans-are-r...

BookmarkTavern Oh that is fascinating! Thank you for sharing! 3y
esurient @ozma.of.oz You're welcome; enjoy! 3y
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AmyK1
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I didn‘t remember a lot of this one so it was good to revisit it. We‘re back in Narnia during the time of King Peter & Edmund and Queens Susan and Lucy, who are adults in this story. The focus is more on Shasta and Bree, a runaway horse and boy.

RosePressedPages This was my favorite Narnia book! 3y
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Lollymya
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ ◾️ So these are just getting better….I was a little bit confused on this one, but in the end I really enjoyed it. I am so glad that I am on the book series journey. #october #narniareadingchallenge #narniareadalong

Happy Reading!!!

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BrieT2016
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Finished another book in C.S. Lewis series. I personally loved this book. Next is prince Caspian! 🤩😊

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comics_librarian
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Mehso-so

It's probably even more problematic than the other Narnia books, but The Horse and His Boy is still a fun little romp for young and old.

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Mehso-so

Meh. We get the Pevensies back for this story, but as Narnian rulers and not as precocious children, and it wasn't enough to save the story. This one had racial sterotypes along with a bland adventure. It had a few bright spots, but even though it was only 4 hours on audio, the story and narrator made this a bit of a slog to get through. Perhaps this story would have benefited from my reading it. Oh well!

CaffeineAndCandy 🤷🏽‍♀️❤️❤️❤️ 3y
TheAromaofBooks I love the illustrations by Pauline Baynes so much that I can't imagine doing these on audio!! 3y
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Addison_Reads
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#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #SeriesRead2021 @TheSpineView #NarniaReadalong @CaffeineAndCandy

I meant to post about this earlier in the month, but I forgot.

This book felt more like the first books to me. It was fun and full of adventure. I'm really curious now how things will play out in the last book.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
TheSpineView Awesome! 👍📖📚 3y
CaffeineAndCandy ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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KathyWheeler
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It took me an awfully long time to read this book because I was bored for the first 7 chapters. After that, it began to pick up, and I read from chapter 8 to the end today. I understand the complaints about the racism — the Calormen are stereotypes of people from the Middle East. And that name for the people and the country! Calormene, really? In the end, I liked the story, so I gave it a pick instead of a so-so. #narniareadalong

CaffeineAndCandy 😂♥️ 3y
KathyWheeler @CaffeineAndCandy Just an FYI: I read The Magician‘s Nephew last year and still remember it pretty well, so I‘m not doing the read along for that book. I‘ll join in again for The Last Battle. I‘m so excited that I can finally say I‘ve read these books. Thanks for doing this! 3y
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megnews
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Panpan

I‘m in the minority on this one. This is the first time I didn‘t finish a #NarniaReadalong on time. Despite the return of the Pevensie children, It didn‘t keep me interested and even the British accent on audio didn‘t make it any better. I only gave this two stars because I can‘t bare to give Lewis one. On to my series favorite next.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I honestly did not remember any of this one from when I read it as a child. Although I loved the adventure part, I found the turban wearing, scimitar carrying, slave owning, worshipers of a false god (not Aslan) a bit more prejudiced/stereotyped to me now as an adult and maybe more of a side comment on the Crusades/Muslims (in a justifying way) than I think Lewis intended, despite his Christian themes. And of course in this tale, the good guys ⤵️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ (Christians/Narnians) get invaded and get to defend themselves righteously against the heathens, nothing like twisting the story in a retelling. In all fairness though, I feel the same pang with the swarthy “bad” humans from LOTR too…. Great stories, sweeping themes, but some of the decision making in telling it are very telling of the time in which it was written. (edited) 3y
TheSpineView Great job! 💙🐎 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Really enjoyed revisiting this one. For some reason, it was one of my least favorites growing up, but I liked it more this time around. Maybe reading it at a slower paced helped?? I also liked the underlying theme about how things - even bad ones - happen for a reason. As always, thanks for hosting the #NarniaReadalong @CaffeineAndCandy - this has been a great way to finally get around to a reread of this series!!!

CaffeineAndCandy 💜💜💜 3y
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MolliesaurusRex
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5/5⭐️

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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I'm not sure if I'll read this or give it a go on audio for the #littenlisten but it's on my TBR for the month.

#CuriousCovers #Horse @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
@aperfectmjk

Eggs Well done 💚🐎💚 3y
aperfectmjk A classic I still need to read as well. 3y
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LeslieO
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I think this is only book in my house with a horse on the cover. #CuriousCovers

Eggs Great choice and photo 🧡🐴🧡 3y
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Addison_Reads
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Eggs ♥️🐎♥️ 3y
CaffeineAndCandy 💜💜💜 3y
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Daisey
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This is probably one of the books in the series I felt I remembered the least about, and it was another very enjoyable reread. I think what I miss in this one is kids traveling from our world to Narnia, instead Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy are more in the background as kings and queens.

#NarniaReadalong #audiobook

ShawnYLibros Ive got to read the rest of those books I have only read The lion the witch and the Wardrobe 3y
Daisey The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is definitely my favorite, but I love all of them. They‘re well worth the read. 3y
Daisey @Parrot.Owned The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is definitely my favorite, but I love all of them. They‘re well worth the read. 3y
TH3F4LC0N I remember liking this one. I think it was a little darker than the others, iirc; it dealt with slavery and stuff I think. But The Magician‘s Nephew will always be my favorite. Getting to see where Jadis came from; that dying world with the red sun...Things got kinda cosmic. Loved it. 3y
Daisey @TH3F4LC0N I don‘t think it will replace a favorite, but I am really looking forward to a reread of The Magician‘s Nephew. 3y
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CoffeeAndABook
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Am really enjoying this book for the #narniareadalong.

For some reason I thought I wouldn‘t, I think I read several reviews saying it‘s their least favorite book in the series.
So far it feels like my favorite!! 🤩

Also enjoying a lazy afternoon with my man in our tiny backyard!! Finally warm enough to bring out the hammock 🙌🏼

Happy Sunday Littens 💓

mcipher I‘ve always loved that one! 3y
Cinfhen Such a cozy photo ❤️😍🙌🏻love it!!! I wouldn‘t mind hanging out in that spot ~ enjoy 3y
CoffeeAndABook @Cinfhen wouldn‘t mind having you over to hang out with 😎🍹🍹☀️🌸🦋 3y
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Cinfhen I‘d love too😍🙌🏻❣️ 3y
CoffeeAndABook @Cinfhen We can always dream 😁🙌🏼💫 3y
bookandbedandtea I've always loved The Horse And His Boy but I seem to be one of few. I'm glad to hear of someone else who enjoys it! 3y
CoffeeAndABook @bookandbedandtea ** Likewise 😁🙌🏼 3y
CaffeineAndCandy Intimate and cozy! 💜💜💜 3y
RosePressedPages The Horse and His Boy was my absolute favorite Narnia book! Glad you like it too! 3y
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KathyWheeler
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Fixin‘ to start this for the #narniareadalong.

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megnews
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Off on another Narnia adventure this morning.

#NarniaReadalong

Roary47 This was one of my favorites in the series. Happy reading! 3y
CaffeineAndCandy ❤️👍🏼 3y
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freeatlast1137
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Shasta and Bree journey to Narnia.

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Bigcountry15
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This entertaining romp through the lands of Calormen and Archenland takes place during the reign of Kings Peter and Edmund and Queens Susan and Lucy. We meet Shasta, a boy with a mysterious past, Aravis, a girl escaping hers and the Talking Horses that carry them to their destinies.

This was a fun adventure to read. It reminds us that our stories have been guided in ways unknown to us.

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Bigcountry15
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This is the story of an adventure that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between, in the Golden Age when Peter was High King in Narnia and his brother and his two sisters were King and Queens under him.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Court7
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Audiobook

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OrangeMooseReads
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Mehso-so

Not my favorite in the series.
I‘ll be honest I think I zoned out and missed something cause at some point I lost track of what was going on. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Talking horse, orphan child is actually a prince, and of course Aslan.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Started this today. I can already tell it‘s not going to be high on the list in this series. I know I put this on all the posts I make about the Chronicles of Narnia but ... I‘m reading in publication order so this is book 5 not 3.

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Basura
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This book was actually quite boring and if it wasn‘t for the brief appearance of Susan, you could hardly tell it was a Narnia book. I could hardly care about the Shasta character at all, and really the only part I really liked was where Aslan kept him from falling off a cliff by breathing on his shoulder.

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ReadingIsMyHobby
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Starting this book tonight. If you‘ve read the series, what was your favorite book and why?

Lesanne I seem to remember liking Voyage of the Dawn Treader the most, but it‘s been so long ago I don‘t remember why exactly! 4y
Branwen This has actually always been my favorite one! 🐎👦💕 4y
megnews The Magician‘s Nephew 4y
LadyJade The Last Battle, for sure brings all the morals into a nice neat little package! 4y
ReadingIsMyHobby @LadyJade awesome! I can't wait. 4y
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shanaqui
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Less my favourite than it used to be but still a fun adventure.

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Michellesibs
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'Like most days when you are alone and waiting for something this day seemed about 100 hours long'

I'm not sure about this book, it felt like a typical filler that you find in every series. A book to beef out the series but doesnt relate to or impact anything.

I also feel it failed to portray the magic and amazement of the worlds that the two previous books do so well. Mr Tumnus has lost his personality, it just all fell flat for me.

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jmofo
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Ah! Day 2: audiocooked & audioplanted after journaling after first phone appt with my therapist in this time of social distancing. I‘m about to do a meditate before I shower before bed.
Day 1: forgot to post yesterday, I was so tired from my extra shift. Sat outside and meditated on the wind and cold after work. Enjoyed some of Linda Hogan‘s writing before work. It‘s a struggle at work (I am grateful but tired) and the meditating is much needed

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 You‘re off to a strong start 🎉 5y
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Mtroiano
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Bookwomble I love Pauline Baines's artwork ❤ 5y
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maddyhensley

“This is the story of an adventure that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between, in the Golden Age when Peter was High King in Narnia and his brother and his two sisters were Kings and Queens under him.”

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maddyhensley

Lewis including some illustrations throughout was interesting, because i‘m a visual learner it helped me to imagine exactly what was happening.

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maddyhensley
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The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis published in 1954 is the third book of his series. The Chronicles of Narnia all focus on modern fantasy. Narnia is a mystery land that gets explored by many leading to tough situations.