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is only in leaving the the known for the unknown that honour may truly be found be found. The meaning of adventure is perhaps made most clear to the two characters who have hardly an inkling of it's meaning: Jill and Eustance the 2 victims of Experiment House. Both are un-prepared to deal with the adventures as they come that they learn what adventures as they are able to bring back with them and infuse Narnian life, into the pale shadow of England. Queen Susan the first to use the word adventure and notes that people who have had similar adventures,share a special speech and look. Reepicheep is perhaps the greatest adventurer in all the Chronicles. He is the first to leap into adventure,and considers turning away to be cowardice. He proclaims the entire purpose of the Dawn Treader voyage to be a search for honour and adventure,and takes his own final adventure aloan and valiant,into the Utter East. In the Silver Chair,Rilian underscore Reepicheep belief that adventure is not to be taken lightly.When the children and Puddlegum are trying to guess the meaning of the fireworks he says ' "...when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this,he must bid farewell to hopes and fears,otherwise death or dilverence will both come too late to save his honour and his reason,' "Rilian gives adventure another meaning.His faith in in the truth of Aslan gives him confidence to say, "...let us descend into the City and take the adventure that is sent to us"

LJ Reviews 2010 September #2

Pacing the 4 a.m. streets of Chicago after boyfriend trouble, Alexandra happens on a bookmobile, lit up and blaring "I Shot the Sheriff." And it's her bookmobile, as it houses every book she has ever read—plus every cereal box, letter, and scribble. Unfortunately, it closes at dawn, so she can't stay long, and librarian Mr. Openshaw explains that she cannot borrow anything and he cannot hire her. Deeply enthralled, Alexandra seeks the bookmobile again and again, even changing her life to become a librarian (and breaking up with the boyfriend). It is not just books she seeks, however, but her own books, her own past, her own identity. This story amounts to a parable about accepting the losses of adulthood, to let go of the wish to hold forever a complete remembrance and understanding of the self. VERDICT Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife) has packed a captivating and eerie story into this short work, originally a webcomic for The Guardian and inspired by an H.G. Wells story. The clear-line color art emphasizes the mystical realism. A unique literary title recommended for adult collections.—M.C.