LONG LIVE LUCY QUEEN OF NARNIA!
LONG LIVE PETER KING OF NARNIA!
LONG LIVE SUSAN QUEEN OF NARNIA!
Edmund, seriously, get out of my face. (Okay, real talk, if you're looking for classic children's fantasy, C.S. Lewis's *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* is where it's at. But Edmund...ugh.)

Get your Turkish Delights ready!Brothers and sisters, Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy discover the world of Narnia by hiding in a wardrobe. However, all is not well in Narnia, which has been gripped by the terror of the Witch. Can the Witch finally be defeated once and for all, and at what cost?This book is a quick read and plunges right into the adventure. Within 20 pages, we’re introduced to Narnia, which was a welcome relief after reading too many books with extremely long ramp-up periods. *Th...

I've been a compulsive reader my entire adult life – always driven to see how a book ENDS. But any Narnian will tell you that's the wrong approach. We must read DEVOTEDLY – purely out of Love!But you know what? I'm an old senior now, one who, as T.S. Eliot said, has been "driven inland by the Trades." The endless maneuvering of buying and selling – and, by extension, treating your life as if it were just a means to an end, nothing else (it's everywhere these days) – has driven me deeply back int...

Book 22 of 30 for my 30-day reading challenge. I am finally getting around to reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I've heard so many rave reviews and I'm excited to see what all the buzz is about.

A truly golden and classic story that has been read and loved by millions all over the world. For those that bemoan that it's just a retelling of the Christian story? Pants! It's also about a little girl untarnished by the adult world and open to change, who still sees the world as a beautiful place full of wonder and potential. She's the one who finds Narnia first, and has to battle her own ego-driven brother for the truth, when her two other siblings decide not to believe the little girl, beca...

While everyone's catching up on Avengers: Endgame, I'm over here reliving my childhood with the classic 80s cartoon of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Talk about a serious nostalgia trip!Why am I watching it right now?Well, I just finished rereading the book, and it's every bit as magical as I remember. C.S. Lewis crafted a beautifully written fantasy story that isn't overly complicated, making it perfect for readers of all ages. Sure, there's some Christian allegory in there, but it's ent...

"One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again." It's like C.S. Lewis was speaking directly to me. I never read these books as a kid, but now that I'm in my mid-twenties, I'm feeling this strong urge to dive into all those childhood classics I somehow missed. And I'm so incredibly glad I finally did. "Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do." Four siblings are playing hide-and-seek on a rainy...

This is the first book where I actually chronicled my thoughts as I read it aloud with my son. I'm not sure how easy it is for you all to find that record here on Goodreads, but if you're after a really detailed account of what I thought about the book as I went, that's the place to look. I'll say this much: I've read a *lot* of books to my little boy over the past couple of years, and I can honestly say that *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* by C.S. Lewis is right up there with the best. ...

“If ever they remembered their life in this world it was as one remembers a dream.” The real world is boring: it’s mundane, unimaginative, and dry. So, humans create fantasy as a means of escape. We watch movies or go to the theater to see something more interesting than the standard realities of the everyday. We paint pictures and gaze up at the stars. We play video games and roleplay. We dream. Authors like C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling show us this miserable world; they show us its tones of ...

My biggest letdown with 'The Screwtape Letters' was C.S. Lewis's inability to really show us what made his good characters good, or his bad ones bad. The closest he got to defining goodness was this vague aura of light surrounding the good guys – even their cat had it! In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the cat metaphor is definitely bigger. Aslan just felt like a big, dull stand-in with no real character. Lewis constantly tells us how amazing he is, but never actually shows us *why*. Sur...