The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle

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It's a hit!

The second-best book in the NARNIA series, second only to THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, this is the final installment as well. It is the da... (show more)

The second-best book in the NARNIA series, second only to THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, this is the final installment as well. It is the darkest in its plot, that of betrayal, greed, and being unfaithful. It is a religious novel all the way down its bare bones: even passing readers will recognize that; but somehow, the book does not suffer from having such an obvious, clear-cut theme and tone. It somehow fits. And the ending is a whopper, one that somehow makes a comfort of death. Something that writers never attempt to do out of fear, and that, here as an example, a great writer has done right... (show less)

 

 

by John Worth

No, it's a flop!

Strange, very strange! I can't quite put my foot on it but it just seems this is the odd one out for me in the series. It felt a little bit darke... (show more)

Strange, very strange! I can't quite put my foot on it but it just seems this is the odd one out for me in the series. It felt a little bit darker and not what I thought it would be about at all. From the title I thought this would hint back to "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" where theres a battle againt good and evil, I though this would be about one last huge battle....I did not think the whole reason behind the possible fall of Narnia be due to a Monkey and a Donkey. I was quite disappointed and wierded out by it! And the whole Narnia, in a Narnia bit kinda went over my head. BUT, saying all this though, after speaking with friend who have read the book and reading a few reviews on here, I feel I might of missed something on some kind of level. I will have to come back to this book and re-read it in a few years time and see if it still befuddles me just as much, or if it amazingly all make sense! (show less)

 

 

by Louise Dibben

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  My least favourite of the Narnia Chronicles. Even as a kid I thought it was simply strange. A donkey dressed in a lion's skin fooling everyone? A monkey spreading lies about the 'true king'? Granted it's a good take on charlatanism, but if you know anything about the Second Coming it gets very weird. And the fact that Susan wasn't 'allowed' to join because she started going out and wearing lipstick was very disturbing. Lewis generally has a tendency to view grown women as either cruel, powerh... (show more)

  My least favourite of the Narnia Chronicles. Even as a kid I thought it was simply strange. A donkey dressed in a lion's skin fooling everyone? A monkey spreading lies about the 'true king'? Granted it's a good take on charlatanism, but if you know anything about the Second Coming it gets very weird. And the fact that Susan wasn't 'allowed' to join because she started going out and wearing lipstick was very disturbing. Lewis generally has a tendency to view grown women as either cruel, powerhungry manipulating witches or superficial lasses who couldn't care less about the deeper things of life. The only redeeming factor is that he actually likes girls, especially spirited couragous girls who can hunt and don't mind getting a bit dirty (though he does give them the grace of enjoying nice dresses). However, as a girl, these things did stand out, and The Last Battle was a bit like the last straw. It made me read the entire seven Chronicles with a more critical eye as a kid, long before I heard about the Christian blueprint underlying their plots. I mean, The Last Battle was supposed to be the end of the Chronicles of Narnia, and as such it was quite strange to my mind, even as a kid. Now of course, it's pretty clear what Lewis had in mind. (show less)

   

   

  by Mayannah Dahlheim on Sep 04, 2009 at 09:39PM

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  This is the last book in the series, which given the title, is probably no surprise to anyone. Lewis published it in 1956, the year of Elivs and rock and roll. Don't expect any references to Elivis in this book, however. It chronicles the end of the world of Narnia. Shift (love that name) is a highly but intelligent ape. He tricks Puzzle, a donkey, into impersonating the lion king Aslan and takes over Narnia. Are there any contemporary (circa 1956) political implications here? I wish I knew.... (show more)

  This is the last book in the series, which given the title, is probably no surprise to anyone. Lewis published it in 1956, the year of Elivs and rock and roll. Don't expect any references to Elivis in this book, however. It chronicles the end of the world of Narnia. Shift (love that name) is a highly but intelligent ape. He tricks Puzzle, a donkey, into impersonating the lion king Aslan and takes over Narnia. Are there any contemporary (circa 1956) political implications here? I wish I knew. By this time Susan has been killed in an auto accident and I suppose Peter and Edmund are too old for Narnia. Jill and Eustace return to Narnia one last time. They rally their forces to defeat the malignant ape. Aslan, the real lion, returns to preside over the end of the world and to convey the children and his loyal subjects to heaven (?). There they meet Susan and the deceased parents of the children and everyone prepares to live happily ever after. This book was too predictable and pedestrain for my tastes. I enjoyed most of the other books in the series more than The Last Batte. (show less)

   

   

  by Jimmy D. Clark on May 20, 2009 at 01:30PM

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