The story started off well and good and somewhat familiar to the books before it. But it quickly changed and even had me a little anxious. So anxious in fact that I had a hard time putting the book down because I wanted to know what would happen next. After I had finished the book, not gonna lie I may have cried a bit. All I could think of is how amazing it was and how much I enjoyed it. I have tried to come up with a way to review it that will remain neutral like most of my other reviews and not involve religion that i believe all these books convey. But with this book I cant seem to find a way to do that unless I leave this post here saying the book was amazing. For those not wanting my religious views of the book. End here and thank you for reading.
This whole series has made me feel almost like a symbolic Sunday school lesson. First you have the creation of Narnia and with good versus bad in The Magicians Nephew". Then comes The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe which has a lot of symbolism but I will simply say focuses on the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. From then on, The horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, and The Silver Chair are all about our mortal experiences here on earth and always looking to Jesus Christ (Aslan) for help, comfort, guidance, etc.
Then you come to The Last Battle which is pretty much the book of revelations. :) The battle with good and evil comes to a point that evil has done all its can and wickedness prevails so much with false gods, prophets and impersonators saying they are the real Jesus (Aslan). The only way evil and Wickedness could be cleansed from the land of Narnia was through a return of Aslan and the end of the world. Or in our case the second coming of Jesus.
The last king of Narnia meets Diggory and Polly (The Magicians Nephew) as well as The kings and queen of old. High king Peter, King Edmund and Queen Lucy. It was mentioned that Queen Susan wasn't there because she didn't believe in Narnia anymore and said it was just a silly game that they played as kids. This to me this is symbolic of those that turn away from the saviors teachings and his gospel and are more concerned about what the world says and thinks rather than Heavenly Father and Jesus.
Reading this book has been such a wonderful experience simply for the story as well as for the gospel message that I found imbedded within the story.
