Infodump time! Also: Genesis parallels. Read more
Chapter 3: The Sailing of the King
Poor communication between Jill and Eustace makes them lose an opportunity. And it only gets worse from here. Read more
Chapter 2: Jill Is Given a Task
I think the main problem with Jill’s characterization is that Lewis focuses far too much on writing “a girl” and not nearly enough on writing “a person”. Read more
Chapter 1: Behind the Gym
For a long time, this was the only book in the series that I genuinely disliked. I’ve learned to appreciate it more over time, but I think I still like it more in theory than in practice. Read more
Chapter 16: The Very End of the World
Lewis makes the invisible tangible through story. Read more
Chapter 8: Two Narrow Escapes
After three chapters of intensive character development for Eustace, we get two vignettes which help reveal the chemistry of the main cast (even if their characters don’t actually change). Read more
Chapter 7: How the Adventure Ended
Aslan replaces Eustace’s dragon-heart with a heart of flesh. Read more
Chapter 6: The Adventures of Eustace
Why does the reader care about Eustace at this point? Partly because the other characters do, but mostly because we’ve seen the world through his eyes, and the world he sees is so colorless. Read more
Chapter 5: The Storm and What Came of It
Or: Concerning Eustace… Read more
Chapter 4: What Caspian Did There
Caspian makes his triumphal entry and cleanses the Lone Islands
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