I have read this book (and series) so many times that there is no way to count. I’ve owned all the books on multiple occasions and in multiple formats – my current format is a trade paperback omnibus edition. I truly believe this is a book that is a such a treat for the eyes that all should have the...
The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis I've recently started reading chapter books with my five year old daughter. We began with The Wizard of Oz, which she loved, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was second on our list. She hung onto every word of this book. Upon reading the...
Looking back and rereading this book now, I see the problems that I didn't when I was seven years old and my mother was reading it aloud to me. The language is dated and terribly cheesy, and there are little conveniences and twists in characters' personalities that shouldn't have been there.However....
19751988The second grade teacher was reading this aloud to the Wolfchild's class, so I'm continuing it. Let me just say that C.S. Lewis is an excellent example of the follies of a white-male Eurocentric education. I picked up the story with Father Christmas's arrival. He's doling out weapons to c...
Yes its religious propaganda, but it is very well done religious propaganda. If the alternative is Veggie Tales I will take Narnia.
I read and enjoyed this long before I could understand what it was *actually* about. I saw the film version recently and felt like I was being beaten over the head by the message - the second film is even worse. BUT, for now I'll stick with my childhood reaction to the book - complete delight! Any...
My rating is based on my childhood love of the series; I'm now much older and a godless cynic, so it probably wouldn't stand up well on rereading, but I still have fond remembrances of the magic and sense of wonder in the first book.
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