READING POST: Two Narnia books, brief mention of a Diana Wynne Jones book

What I Did On My Spring Vacation
An Essay by Me, age 25

Okay, it's not an essay. But what I did do was read Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, both by C.S. Lewis. After the incident with The Horse and his Boy, my friend Snacky (she's my Narnia-loving buddy) warned me that Prince Caspian was the weakest of the books, storywise, and not to get my hopes too high, though it should be noted she does not dislike the book. She loves the hell out of Caspian.

So with that in mind, I'm not sure if it was the lowered expectations or just happenstance, but I loved Prince Caspian. Caspian was adorbs, I liked Edmund a lot, Lucy was Lucy, and I wish he hadn't laid down the 'Susan is growing up too much so she's a big poopoo head' so thick, but what can you do? I don't think Lewis liked Susan much sometimes, when I read.

For the actual events in the book (and I'm gonna try not to spoil too much, in case there are people who've forgotten what's happened and want to reread, or people who've never read and want to read!), my favourite parts were when the Pevensies were in the ruins in the start of the book (oh, it was so sweet and sad, even though the kids themselves were all 'adventure!'), as well as well, anything with Reepicheep. Reepicheep is a two foot tall talking mouse, btw. He's extremely polite and the bravest creature in the whole world. Would take on a dragon in single combat if he wasn't stopped.

Me and Reepicheep is bros.

As always, the bits with Jesus Lion were a bit odd (they moved between 'that is so cool' to 'wait, he did what?'), but when they were cool, they were really cool. Anyway. Prince Caspian: B+! (Sidenote: I prefer what happens with Miraz more in the book than the movie)

Voyage of the Dawn Treader was, when I was wee, one of my two favourites, the other beng The Magician's Nephew. Rereading it, I suspect the reason for all the favouriting was Reepicheep, who reappears in this book. Reepicheep is amazing.

It's a great journey book. Episodic (which is something I like, you may not), questy, and Lewis did a good job of making me feel like I was right up there with them in the storms and the starving (that may have been because I missed lunch on an airplane), and the beautiful things they encountered. I haven't seen the movie, so no commentary there.

I am so out of practice for writing these! Am also reading Witch's Business/Wilkin's Tooth by Diana Wynne Jones, which I cannot rec because of slurs against the mentally ill. Time period, time period. At least their parents are trying to make them stop in the book.