You said it very well, Anfinwen. The Silver Chair has such rich atmosphere and emotion, I always find it so hard to believe that it's a mere 300 or so pages.
Narnian_Badger wrote:Their heart was made of a girl and a fawn, a prince and a dwarf, a boy and a mouse, a marshwiggle and a school girl, a Lion and his children.
Got chills at that one! It's so very true. I love a story where you can almost lose sight of the ultimate goal for the moment and get lost in the characters. After all, that's what real life is like. You have goals and dreams, but the here and now is what holds the bulk of your attention.