The Chronicles of Narnia – Page 2

“I can’t excuse what he did next except by saying that he was very sorry for it afterward (and so were a good many other people).”

The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis

June 11, 2021 by narfna 4 Comments

So before I discovered Harry Potter (sigh) this used to be my very favorite fantasy series. I read and re-read several of them endlessly, including this one. But I haven’t revisited it in years and years. I don’t even remember the last time I read it. Maybe when one of the movies came out? (The movies never captured the magic for me.) Anyway, I’ve been comfort re-reading favorite fantasy books over the past year and I had the hankering to pick this one back up […]

Take Me Back to Narnia Y’all (Bingo – I Wish)

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

July 19, 2020 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

My 11 year old is just getting into the Chronicles of Narnia and I’m nudging him on the journey by doing a simultaneous reread of what for me was a childhood favorite. I am sure I haven’t read them since I was his age, so it’s an interesting time traveling exercise to be reading them now, as an adult. I remember them feeling formidable, foreign even, rich in both action and description, wherein I have to actively try to slow myself down in order to […]

Is anyone else annoyed they changed the order of the Chronicles of Narnia?

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

June 26, 2019 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

“The Chronicles of Narnia” were my introduction to fantasy as a child. I was given the series as a Christmas present and I remember spending the rest of winter break reading them. This particular re-read was to introduce my 7 year old daughter to Narnia and I’m thoroughly annoyed that recent editions of the series has re-arranged the order of the books. My set was ordered: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, A Horse and […]

At least that was the excuse he made in his own mind for what he was doing.

The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

The Horse and his Boy by CS Lewis

Prince Caspian by CS Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis

The Silver Chair by CS Lewis

The Last Battle by CS Lewis

May 2, 2019 by vel veeter 1 Comment

I am not going to review of the books of the series for separate and specific ratings. Instead, I will give the whole series a rating (five stars for all kinds of reasons) which is not to say they’re all of equal quality or all great or any of them perfect. But because of their influence, their precision, their quality, and my own specific sentimental value…well, I just can’t do otherwise. The other thing is: I am not a Christian and I used to be. […]

Narnia: A trip back to childhood

July 20, 2018 by kittenkong42 4 Comments

Almost 40 years ago I received a paperback box set of the Chronicles of Narnia for my birthday as a gift from my sister. I’d already read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe so she thought the set would be a good gift. As it was the school holidays I could sit there and devour the books, reading them all inside of 6 days. I still have that box set with me, even though other treasured books from childhood were given away to nieces […]

A mostly forgettable collection about Narnia

October 10, 2015 by bonnie 1 Comment

If you recall, my Harry Potter and Philosophy review foreboded that not all X and Philosophy books are created equal. Well. I have found the Salt to Harry Potter and Philosophy’s Pepa. Which is too bad, since I was really interested to see what these academics and writers would have to say about The Chronicles of Narnia. I’ve discovered that when it comes to The Chronicles of Narnia, there are often a few camps, and people tend to reaaaaaaally stick to those camps without diverging […]

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