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The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

4 reviews

abitterknitter's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Bullying, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

lizziaha's review against another edition

1.0

It’s been said before but truly I could not focus on anything except the BLATANT racism in this book, ft. our beloved heroes doing blackface, “darkies” (lewis’s word, not mine) worshipping a god that is revealed to be a demon, and an evil ape (really the racist symbolism is so transparent) creating a fake Aslan for his own gain. I see what c.s. lewis is doing, and it infuriates me. As someone who was raised Christian, i found the rhetoric in this book deeply distasteful. Being intimately familiar with Christian beliefs, i just can’t stop thinking about how this book could be so much better. The ending felt like the biggest cop out ever,

the end of the world of narnia

felt rushed and also i felt like it wasn’t a true representation of biblical end times. And don’t even get me started on Susan 😤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child death, Death, Murder, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

Moderate: War, Violence, Animal death, and Xenophobia

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Definitely a darker tone than the earlier books... as an adult, it's a little uncomfortable to read the racism and xenophobia in these books-- I don't believe CS Lewis had any malicious intent when he wrote these tropes, but.. you know. Still uncomfortable. All in all though, I think it was a decent wrapup to the Narnia series, and I'm happy I was able to enjoy these books as a young child.

BTW Susan didn't enter Aslan's kingdom in the end because she was.... you know..... still alive......... Smartassery aside it's very clear in-text that Susan doesn't go to Aslan's kingdom because she doesn't really want to go. She doesn't even believe it exists. She's so obsessed with being a part of the Grown Up Club that she's too proud to believe in fairytales. It's not about the lipsticks nylons and boys. CS Lewis himself says that he thinks that it's not too late for Susan to grow up and realise it's okay to indulge in "silly" and "childish" things and come back to Narnia again someday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Animal death, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

esme_may's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

This book was so unbelievably racist. It deals with the Calormenes very badly and constantly presents Asian as the ‘right’ god to believe in. It only manages to be better than The Horse and His Boy by not being painfully boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and War

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content