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I now work in the kids department of our bookstore and I thought it was time to brush up on children's fiction while revisiting old favorites. This story is still magical and still absorbing even as an adult. The world-building, the characters...it's all aged very gracefully and still worthy of being picked up and read. ❀️

I wasn't that impressed, I have to say. Knowing it was also a Christian allegory, I kept thinking to myself while reading it, β€œWhy did you have to create a FANTASY about something you believe so fervently is real? Seeing how preposterous the fantasy was made me see the biblical story in that light as well. And no matter how I tried, I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† My third or fourth reading of this book, I believe. Unfortunately, it was just middle-of-the road for me this time, probably due to the fact that my attitudes to religion, monarchy, and fiction have changed so much over the last decade. Not a bad story, but I don't see it as great anymore either.

Well-written. Beautifully structured.The lion, the witch and the Wardrobe is a magical book that introduces me to a new world Narnia filled with magical wonders. I like how the author vividly describes a character, enabling me to put myself in his/her shoes.

Must-read if you want to embark on new adventures in a magical world.

β€œWrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.”

For https://www.librarycat.org/lib/SaintJeromeLibrary . Itβ€˜s a beautiful book.

Thanks for the tag @TheAromaofBooks
1. I do remember 9/11 vaguely I was 7
Local was the mayor, who our class had visited and he talked about loving his job, was fired for embezzlement.
2. Library because of Libby and hoopla I do still buy many books though
3. The tagged really jump started my true enjoyment. I read before but not as much until this series!
#wonderouswednesday
@sharread if you haven‘t already! πŸ˜„

5/5⭐️

Returning to some classics 🦁

I loved this book when I first read it, have reread it at least once or twice since, and loved the audio again today. I‘m so far behind on the #NarniaReadalong that I gave in and downloaded the audio because I really want to revisit these stories. They will be short and enjoyable listens between my other audiobooks.

#audiobook #Christian #reread

I didn't clear the board this month but I made solid progress & also read several books NOT on my list haha Peter Pan was the only definite bust. Lots of decent reads & a few I thoroughly enjoyed. Rereading the tagged was actually probably my favorite of the month. This week, I've been reading P&P variations just to veg out my brain πŸ˜‚
#BookSpinBingo

Why did I wait so long in my life read these??? This is my first time ever and I am amazed. Love the way #CSLewis weaves Christianity into a story that just makes me get it. #narniareadalong #notonmybingocard @CaffeineAndCandy

Quick catch-up for the #narniareadalong today!!!
Phew πŸ˜… so glad there are a few extra days for people like me!!
I read & enjoyed the last couple of chapters and was amazed at how much suspense and emotion I felt. Also was surprised at how short and dense the book is.
I realized I really had no clear memory of the ending from my childhood.

I‘ve thoroughly enjoyed re-reading this first installment ~ and now straight on to Prince CaspianπŸ—‘ πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

This is definitely the one book I‘ve read the most out of The Chronicles of amarnos series. The boxed set my grandmother bought me featured the books in publication order, so this was also the first book I read when in first read the series. Always love revisiting it and look forward to rereads of the rest for the #NarniaReadalong. #BookSpinBingo

Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter find Narnia through the wardrobe.

I‘ve read this book so many times and love it more each time. This time I read it aloud to my three kids and they loved it too! Such a classic, beautiful writing, amazing metaphors and themes. There js truly something for all ages to enjoy!

Saw the movie which led me to finally read the book. Loved it! I now own the series. Can't wait to read more from this series.

#recommend #books #readers

Nov 2020 (audiobook)
Trixie and I enjoyed this. It is a good story and was well-performed by Michael York. We may read the full Chronicles of Narnia once we have finished with Ramona and Ivy and Bean.

Day 3 #Top20Series #20Series20Days @Andrew65
I think I first got my hands on this book around 3rd grade and have loved it ever since.

For some, dated. For me, timeless. Lewis denied it was straightforward allegory but the deeper magic is clear.

Audiobook!

I‘m trying a before work walk - kind of excellent as the park is mostly empty! Took this with a fancy power station as the background rather than the usual red postbox...

And another set of postcards are on their way!

FOR ASLAN AND NARNIAAAAAAA!

"BECAUSE I'M JESUS!" -Aslan, probably

Thanks R. E. Parrish!

Relevant:
https://youtu.be/f7Tjs6lqIBo

This audiobook, narrated by Michael York, was wonderful. It's always nice to revisit a classic and cozy novel. I can't wait to move onto the next book in the series. Also. I highly recommend the audiobooks, they are such fun.

#magical
#magicalmay
@Eggs

#7Days7Books
Day 3: The first time I read this, I stole it from my father's bookshelf. I snuck through the whole series, then proceeded to read it at least once a year for years.

@SaturnDoo tagged me to post seven books that have impacted me, and here‘s day one! I‘m pretty sure these were the first books I loved #7books7days

Want to join us, @veritysalter?

#7days7books Day 4
To a little girl growing up on a tropical island, unable to grasp the concept that outside air could be as cold as a refrigerator, a story about going through an ordinary wardrobe into a snowy land was magical. I never read the rest of the series, though my kids did.
(The other children‘s book that affected me was The Little House on the Prairie series).

1. Tagged!
2. Reese‘s peanut butter eggs
3. Nigella (love-in-a-mist)
4. A giant plastic Easter egg

#friyayintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

Here is some funny for today!

#FillAprilWithFunny

Happy day 3 of #owlsreadathonsnaps2020 πŸ¦‰βš‘πŸ“šπŸ“Έ Today's prompt is Time Turner, book you'd love to read for the first time again. Aside from the entire HP series there are three favorites that I would love to be able experience for the first time again, the whole Narnia series, The Lord of the Rings, and A Court of Mist and Fury. What book would you love to be able to read for the first time again?
#magicalreadathon2020 #owlsreadathon2020

#7days7books Day 3
Seven books that left a deep impression on me and changed me.
@barbwire @Nute Want to play?

Having not remembered much about the Magicians Nephew, I remembered everything about this book! Such a fab trip down memory lane. I had forgotten how much fun Mr Tumnus is though! Oh to have a dinner party with this one would be the dream.

Its always a risky business doing rereads of your favourite childhood classics but so far this is working out for me. Enjoying these books immensely.

Now to go explore my wardrobe .....

This MF, ALA Notable Book follows the Pevensie children during wartime England in 1940. The youngest, Lucy stumbles upon a wardrobe that leads into another land called Narnia. This book would be great as a RA, which is how I was introduced to the book as a student. contains discussion questions for this book. #UCFLAE3414SP20

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Continuing on in the series.

Earlier this year I was thinking about ole Lewis. I couldn‘t remember how many of these books I read as a kid. I thought I might read them all this year. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ I‘m not a big fantasy fan, but I do love fantasy adjacent stuff.
This book was a jaunt, compared to LOTR & I wonder why it hasn‘t taken off like the potterverse maybe I‘ll find out.
This picture I took while getting carts from the parking lot at work, this is some sloppy winter weather

I can see the β€œthis is an analogy of Christianity”. Whether or not Lewis intended that πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ and don‘t care. It was well written and developed like Lewis is great at. The characters are fun and the story is a fun fantasy.
I decided I‘m going to read these in publication order as Lewis intended as opposed to what publishers decided long after the fact.

My next listen

For such a short book, it somehow got tedious before the end.

Pretty sure battles are ugly no matter what the soldiers have in their pants...

1. Tagged. I‘ve read three (not in order) - loved them.
2. My first thought is reading so many tween books with my kids. IRL kids with issues - I taught my kids compassion and that there was stuff we just didn‘t know. But characters in a book - full on discussion in ways different from speaking to an IRL situation. I‘m grateful for those book talks.
3. Well Outlanders Jamie will do!

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

#NewYearNewYou @Eggs
#MagicalSetting

Day 5 of the #30DayBookChallenge is a Favorite classic book. I struggled a bit with this question, because there's ones I love, but when I think of favorite, I think of something that I can always pick up and read. So, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe it is! To this day, it's hard to pass by an old wardrobe without wanting to check it (well, first for boggarts) for passage to Narnia.

Settling for an afternoon at the theatre. Last bit of festive fun before work resumes!