Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis (July 2007)

[Yippy]

Come on in outta the sun and discuss Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis here.:cool:

Yes, I know July is almost over, but June-July was like one month to me...I don't know where the time went...

[Jason]

I read this again last night. Anyone else?

[Tehillah]

After the movie came out I tried reading the whole set in order. I didn't get very far and I'm not sure why. I think Lewis is brilliant but I don't think I made it to Prince Caspian. I've been wanting to, though. Maybe after I get through my Creative Living book by Thomas Kinkade.

[cknell]

I was able to read this while trying to find some of the other books.

I figured out the twin thing and some of the other interesting 'twists' early in the book. Still loved the book.

[Jason]

Twin thing?

[MarkLee]

I read most of this one on a plane a couple of weeks ago. I have about three chapters left, but I can't find it:rolleyes: Pretty much par for the course for Mr. Lee.

I think the last time I read this I was in about eighth grade. I remember liking it at least as much as The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. But I was pretty vague on recalling the details. I've really enjoyed working through it again.

Of particular interest to me is Edmund. I really felt bad for him in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. He probably acted like any "normal" person would have (which was probably Lewis' point) and ended up being the traitor. Even though he ended up playing a pretty big part at the end, I never felt like his character was truly redeemed. But he came through in a big way in Prince Caspian when he was the only one who had faith in Lucy.

And it was interesting how Aslan blames Susan's denial on fear. That really sums up a lot about the human spirit, IMO.

How cool is Reepicheep? :) Mac is working through Harry Potter and said there's a Reepicheep reference in there somewhere. I found that interesting...

I'm assuming Aslan's only being seen by people who believe is either representative of the Holy Spirit or of the current age. Reminiscent of the U2 lyric "you have to believe it to see it".

Well, that's all I've got for now. I got "The Princess and the Goblin" in the mail today, so I'll start working through that and I'll chime in when I get the chance. And I'll finish "Prince Caspian" if and when I find it :)

[clemsontigers23]

I read about half the book in school but never finished it...I'm interested to see how the movie turns out.

[woman4life]

Believe it or not, I have read about 3/4 of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and that's it. I was reading it with my son about 20 years ago, but then he finished it on his own and I never did. I probably had 3 or 4 sets of the Chronicles of Narnia. My son had one of them. So, I went to look for Prince Caspian to no avail. I can't figure out where they all went. So, today on a whim, I looked at Wal Mart and there was a big fat paperback with all 7 books unabridged for a little under $19. It rang up to $15 something. So, I'll have to get started now. I"m just a tad behind as usual. LOL

[w8ing4daybreak]

I'm behind too. One of the fond memories of my childhood was one summer, my mom took my sisters and me outside and read the Chronicles to us. Well, maybe it was just The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but I remember when she would stop at the end of a chapter, thinking, No you can't stop there!!! I read the books to my daughter a couple of years back.

I've been reading many of Lewis's other books over the summer. A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity. I'm getting a little bogged down in Mere Chrstianity and and now beginning to doubt I'll get through it. Maybe another time. I just went to look for my Narnia set, but it's not where I thought it was. If I don't find it, I'll get it from the church library. In the mean time I'm starting the August book selection.:)

[w8ing4daybreak]

Even though I've read this book at least 2 times since I was a kid, there was much I didn't remember. About half way through I was getting a kick out of the way Trumpkin spoke :) CS Lewis was so creative :). I decided to write some of his excalmations down. Here goes:
Horns and halibuts!
Bulbs and bolsters!
Whistles and whirligigs!
Soup and celery!
Thimbles and thunderstorms!
Lobsters and lollipops!
Giants and junipers!
Tubs and tortoiseshells!
Bottles and battledores!
Bilge and beanstalks
Cobbles and kettledrums!
Wraiths and wreckage!
Weights and waterbottles!
Okay it making the list didn't end up being as insightful as I thought it might have been, but since I wrote it down, I decided to bore you all with it.

One phrase in the book surprised me... Lucy overhears Edmund telling Peter:
"No, let me do it. It will be more of a sucks for him if I win, and a less of a let-down for all if I fail."

[woman4life]

I was way behind on my reading, but finally finished the April book (I read May's first) and started on Prince Caspian during my trip to CA. I finished it shortly after my arrival. I really enjoyed it a great deal. I know there were things I wanted to put up that I especially liked, but I will have to sit down and think about it now. I really did like the part where Lucy sees Aslan and how each person begins to see. It was a whole picture of salvation by grace through faith.

[w8ing4daybreak]

I was way behind on my reading, but finally finished the April book (I read May's first) and started on Prince Caspian during my trip to CA. I finished it shortly after my arrival. I really enjoyed it a great deal. I know there were things I wanted to put up that I especially liked, but I will have to sit down and think about it now. I really did like the part where Lucy sees Aslan and how each person begins to see. It was a whole picture of salvation by grace through faith.I like that part too. :)

[cknell]

Twin thing?

:o OOPS

I got this mixed up with another one of the Narnia books, "The Boy and His Horse". I think this is where Prince Caspian is subtly introduced into the story by his ancestry. (Caspian the first).

I like how the Narnia series tend to incorporate all of the previous stories into the next.

[caninemom]

I have read the whole Chronicles of Narnia series about 3 or 4 times now. I did love Prince Caspian very much. My favorite book of the series, however, is The Magician's Nephew where you find out how Narnia came to be.

[Teedub]

Hi, newbie here! How funny, I just read Prince Caspian in July, too, before I found you guys!

W8ing4daybreak, thanks for writing that down. I got a kick out of Trumpkin, too.

Mark, I also found Edmund's role in this book of interest. First, through his loyalty to Lucy, and second in his submission to Peter as high king (a picture of Christ's submission to the Father, and our submission to Christ.) I agree with you that Edmund was further redeemed in this book. Or perhaps this could be better described as growth.

[Teedub]

I've been reading many of Lewis's other books over the summer. A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity. I'm getting a little bogged down in Mere Chrstianity and and now beginning to doubt I'll get through it. Maybe another time. I just went to look for my Narnia set, but it's not where I thought it was. If I don't find it, I'll get it from the church library. In the mean time I'm starting the August book selection.:)

I read The Screwtape Letters last winter. I think I could read that once a year and get something new out of it each time. It has so much packed into it, that a year from now, I will be in a different stage of growth and frame of mind so that I'd see something that was not significant to me before.

I got about half way through Mere Christianity. But I was fascinated how Lewis was able to explain sin without using any Biblical terminology. Even Carl Sagan would have had to say, "Oh! Yeah..." I got a little bogged down, but I also had other studies drawing my attention, so I think I try it again in January.

[woman4life]

I love the Screwtape Letters. I never laugh so hard while saying "ouch" as when reading it.

Sometime I will finish the entire series.. I think I'll set a goal to start Christmas day or something. It seems I have a hard time sitting down and concentrating latelywhich hasn't made reading terribly easy. But I'm determined.

I have read some of the other Lewis works, and somewhere I have a book of letters Lewis wrote to children which is interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it now. I have yet to tackle Mere Christianity, but it's on my list to read.

--Melanie

[pamcharlie]

Yeah C.S Lewis is an amazing author and recently i have been thinking about how many people will come to Jesus due the Narnia series and how people will see that C.S lewis was a great man of God and I pray that many people will see that Aslan is a representation of Jesus