The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The book I read was The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by: C.S. Lewis. This book is fantasy because it probably won't happen because there are talking animals.
This book was about Lucy, Edmund, and Eustace falling into a picture to get into Narnia. They fell into the ocean and got in a ship with Prince Caspian. They went to the 7 islands to save the Lords that Caspians dad sent away. When they got to the last island there were 3 Lords there frozen and they had to go to the Worlds End to free them.
This book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was a good book, but got boring at places. It was a good book because it took you to a made-up world. This book would be good for 5th-7th graders.

The episodic format of "Dawn Treader" and the variety of adventures that come in tow of its great quest at sea are a better format for C.S. Lewis' appealingly simple, wide-eyed prose than the first two novels. Indeed, it's difficult to argue for there being a greater quest for Lewis' young protagonists than the by turns metaphysical, Homeric/Dantean, and of course, religious journey that explicitly connects the fantastical outer islands of greater Narnia.

Lewis skillfully navigates the character's understanding of an endpoint--The Very End of the World, Aslan's Country, after the last sea of silent, sustaining lilies--and the process, the continuance, that also affords their adventures (save that of Reepicheep). The individual chapters read well as serials, each with their unique moral or ethical considerations, perfect for the bedtime stories Lewis undoubtedly hoped to inspire. In context of the whole, however, not all of the material's connections will be satisfying to an adult reader: why so little about Eustace after his transformative experience? What of Caspian's petulance at the end of the journey? Lewis is admittedly mindful of the whole and never bothers to explain events or motives tangential to his project, even when they'd deliver a better yarn to spin.

Psychological insight and dynamic relationships aren't in the purview of what these books seek to accomplish for young readers, and taken as they are, one's left with indelible images. The kindly sage Coriakin, the still and stilling Deathwater, the ever-growing rising sun, the eternally renewing King's Feast, and yes, the desk of the feeble and avaricious bureaucratic governor being overturned in all its obvious biblical allusion. The horizons here are brighter (no pun intended) than the battles and their preparations in the prior novels. "Voyage" remains an entertaining, brisk read that gets at the heart of the series' worth to readers of all ages.

This is not particularly a review of The Voyage of The Dawn Treader plot or story line. Plot synopsis of this book can be found in many other places. My purpose here is to review this audio version.
I am in the process of reading The Chronicles Of Narnia to my children, we are immensely enjoying the experience.
Recently I started to read this to my kids at bedtime. We were enjoying it, but it seemed to be taking a long time to finish. A fairly lengthy car journey was coming up so I decided to get the audio version read by Derek Jacobi. I thought I had been doing a pretty good job of reading this book aloud, until that is I heard Mr Jacobi's version. His narration is absolutely perfect. The changes in voice, tenor, pitch and accent were so seamless and convincing that it really was hard to believe that only one person was reading. My son's comment that "even the boring bits are exciting, with this reader" is very true. This was a wonderful and memorable way to experience this classic " must read" book. When our car trip was over there was still a little bit left of the book, but no one wanted to go back to me reading it..., not even me.
Highly Recomended.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the story of the two youngest Pevensie children and their very obnoxious cousin on their return to Narnia. Caspian, now King, had sailed to find the seven lords that his father sent on an adventure but had never come back. The children joined him and the Knight Reepicheep, who is a talking mouse, on the ship The Dawn Treader to new adventures. From the discovery of new lands and their perils, slavery, new species and the truth of what happened to the lords... this book will keep you entranced and open your imagination to the outer most places. Great for anyone who enjoys traveling through CS Lewis' imagination.
Anna del C.
Author of "The Elf and the Princess"
The Elf and The Princess: The Silent Warrior Trilogy - Book One (The Silent Warrior Trilogy)

"The Voyage of the Dawn treader" may be my favorite book in the "Chronicles of Narnia". Many of the other reviewers have made comparisons, however I see it a little differently. I am reminded of Swift's "Gulliver's travels" and its imagination and satire. Obviously, the Lewis has updated the satire and changed aspects of the story - but both have the same sense of adventure.

Another added bonus to "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is the humor. Several of the chapters are very, very funny. The land "of the invisible people" comes to mind as an especially funny section.

In truth, Lewis has included all of the ingredients for a fine novel, humor, high adventure, coming of age, and moral decisions. The plot is nicely woven together and doesn't seem to jump as much as "Prince Caspian" and some of the others, so in my opinion "Voyage" may also be the best written of the books in the series.

Final tally
- Humor "A"
Adventure "A"
Writing style "B+"

Overall - "A" - a very solid read and sure to be one of your child's favorites!