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Can you believe it's my first time reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? The audiobook was simply delightful. With my background knowledge, the allegory was unmistakable. But, I truly think this story would capture the heart of every child and adult alike.

Aside from the blatant racism and an array of problematic things, this was a neat little story. The horses were so sassy and proud, and it was a bit amusing.

I think an unintentionally funny sentence was “And then they get married but not to each other“ and Lewis made it sound like Cor and Aravis got married only to quarrel more easily with each other. not gonna lie both got a snort out of me.

I just started this and boy oh boy has this aged poorly...

The religious allegories were a little bit more toned down in this one, but it still suffers from antagonists lacking any real motivation.

what kills me is sentences like “Battles are ugly when women fight“ as if women haven't been serving in the military alongside men. Men feeling like women beat them at anything (including war) is a whole different can of worms and has been around for longer than this book.

I told myself I would never read these books, but here I am. The story was simple and to the point. While there is nothing wrong with Christian values, this book feels like it wants you to blindly follow and trust in those values, without questioning, and that's where the problem stems from.

A retelling of the East of the Sun and West of the Moon fairy tale. Charming, enchanting, and filled with adventures. Has a mixed vibe of Beauty and the Beast and Narnia.
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This is a great story to get children lost in their imagination as well as help them to understand that camaraderie between friends can take on any challenge

“Courage, dear heart.”

This story follows four siblings on their journey through a magical and mysterious place called Narnia that they accidentally accessed through a wardrobe in one of the siblings rooms. In Narnia, they must help the lion defeat the witch.