The adventure begins
Narnia ... where Talking Beasts walk ... where a witch waits ... where a new world is about to be born.
On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible ...
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I read 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' when I was little but never got round to reading the rest of the chronicles and thought it was about ... (show more)
I read 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' when I was little but never got round to reading the rest of the chronicles and thought it was about time that I did! I really enjoyed this. It was a nice, simple children's adventure and a perfect escape from the world of adults! The Christian influences and ideas seem to be more apparent here compared to what I remember of 'The Lion, the Witch...' with C.S. Lewis' images of apples, temptation and the classic good versus evil. It's a good introduction and well worth reading as it describes the birth of Narnia and sets the scene ready for what follows in 'The Lion, the Witch...'. It evens explains how the lamp-post came to be there! It should also be given to children today as a great vocabulary lesson . There are many words and phrases used which have become quite old fashioned or fallen out of use, so it would be a great way for children to learn some new words and expand their vocab a bit! A classic book that can still be enjoyed today as much as it was when first published. (show less)
Ik kan niet anders dan toe te geven dat ik me wat ontgoocheld voel na het lezen van dit avontuur. En dat is eigenlijk niet het juiste woord, want h... (show more)
Ik kan niet anders dan toe te geven dat ik me wat ontgoocheld voel na het lezen van dit avontuur. En dat is eigenlijk niet het juiste woord, want het kon met moeite een echt avontuur genoemd worden. Het bot was er wel, maar het vlees hing er niet aan. Akkoord, het is een kinderboek, maar ik zou me zelfs als kind beledigd voelen door de manier waarop Lewis dit verhaal heeft neergeschreven. Je hoeft echt niet alles uit te leggen, kinderen zijn heus niet dom. Ik vind het ook heel erg jammer dat hij er zich op het einde ook zo makkelijk van af maakt om te verklaren hoe Digory aan de kleerkast komt.
Anyway, their is still a long way to go, so he has plenty of time left to impress me. Het kan al bijna niet anders dat De Leeuw, De Heks en De Kleerkast meer om het lijf heeft. (show less)
This is a brilliant beginning to the sereis - tho in some places it can be very derivative - the Wood between the worlds seems to be derivced from Dante's Wood of Forgetting at the commencement of The Divine Comedy - a work of which Lewis was very fond so I believe the Witch loses energy there because To Dante woods were supposed to signify being spiritually lost and confused and not sure what is real and what is fantasy - you can also see Hans Christain Anderson Snow Queen influencing her c... (show more)
This is a brilliant beginning to the sereis - tho in some places it can be very derivative - the Wood between the worlds seems to be derivced from Dante's Wood of Forgetting at the commencement of The Divine Comedy - a work of which Lewis was very fond so I believe the Witch loses energy there because To Dante woods were supposed to signify being spiritually lost and confused and not sure what is real and what is fantasy - you can also see Hans Christain Anderson Snow Queen influencing her creation enourmously!The only downer for me is that The Creation scenes reflect Tolkien's work on the Ainulindale in The Silmarillion a little too mucgh for my liking - and I cannot wait to get to the end of the series so I can test Ward's new Planet Narnia theories! Though this should not take away from the fact ofd its just being a damn good Yarn - excellent stuff Lewis! (show less)
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I've brought a box set of all the narnian books, so I have decided to work my way through each one. They have such beautiful artwork and pictures on the front and through out the books, I feel like i'm back to being read to by my parents! If I am lucky enough to have children I can not wait to lie down next to them in bed and read this to them as a bed time read as the stories are just fantastic. They are really for children but C. S. Lewis doesnt leave the adults out, he manages certains ... (show more)
I've brought a box set of all the narnian books, so I have decided to work my way through each one. They have such beautiful artwork and pictures on the front and through out the books, I feel like i'm back to being read to by my parents! If I am lucky enough to have children I can not wait to lie down next to them in bed and read this to them as a bed time read as the stories are just fantastic. They are really for children but C. S. Lewis doesnt leave the adults out, he manages certains levels to the book that would go over the childrens head but would be enjoyed by the adult. I wouldnt put it along side Harry Potters or the Pullman's trilogy books though.
I for one loved this book, it is such a perfect fairytale and start to the Narnian Chronicles that I couldnt wish for anything more. The only book I have read before is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe which is the sequel to this book and I loved seeing how everything was set up in this book that would set the plots for the next book. Seeing how the Witch was introduced to Narnia, how Narnia started and where the Wardrobe's magic came from was excellent and made me excited to read all the rest of the books in the series! (show less)
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