Title: The Horse and His Boy

Author: CS Lewis

Series: Chronicles of Narnia #3 (chronological), #5 (published)

Genre: Fantasy (Middle Grade)

Pages: 256 Pages (Paperback)

Original Publication Date: 1954

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Summary from Goodreads

A wild gallop for freedom. Narnia … where horses talk … where treachery is brewing … where destiny awaits. On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself.

My Thoughts

I enjoyed reading The Horse and His Boy immensely. So far, it’s my favorite of the series because it doesn’t have the slowness that The Magician’s Nephew did and the abruptness in the ending as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe did. I also liked the depth of the story and the characters in the book.

My favorite part of the story was when Aslan told Aravis why he scratched her. I think that scene is some of the strongest evidence and symbolism supporting Aslan as being a Christ figure in the series. I also loved Aslan’s compassion and willingness to forgive the characters that didn’t deserve forgiveness and that he wouldn’t tell the characters anything but their own story.

Even though books in The Chronicles of Narnia series aren’t my favorite books, I’ve enjoyed learning more about them. I like to go to Wikipedia and read about the characters. For example, aslan is the Turkish word for lion and Jadis is similar to the Turkish word cadi, which means witch.