I loved this set as a child and I still love it now. Amazing how I can take two completely different messages and experiences from it reading back them and reading now. ( )

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The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe | Prince Caspian | The Voyage of the DawnTreader | The Silver Chair | The Horse and his Boy | The Magicians Nephew | The Last Battle

Narnia, sweet Narnia.

When I was young, your tales made my imagination swirl. You were the sweet little brother to Lord of the Rings. As a kid brother, we enjoyed hanging out at first. Your silly antics and off kilter view of reality made me smile. LOTR and I thought you were fancy in your way.

Before long, we had out grown you. Your psuedo-serious outlook on the world no longer caught our attention. While LOTR and I grew up, you stayed the same. You lacked depth and fell back on religion like a crutch. Though getting older, you continued to prey on the young; like a creepy guy who searches out and only dates high school (or younger) children. Though still friends, you and I no longer communicated. LOTR and I continued to pal around.

Recently, I found that I was missing you. Some films were made in the last few years detailing your exploits and I forgot your faults, remembering the glory days in vivid technicolor CG digital surround sound awesomeness . Watching them brought back great memories indeed. I went out and looked you up. You were easy to find, everyone knew who you were. I was nervous to meet up as it had been so long.

In the end, we hung out in a series of seven sessions. In the first, everything was cool, we were getting along fine overall. By the second and third i was over you.. I was done hanging out, but we had made plans and I hate to flake. By the 7th, I was done. figuratively, physically, meticulously, fabrically, foodily, etc. done. NO MORE.

As far as I am concerned, you can stick to pleasing the kiddies. You and I no longer have anything in common Narnia.

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For those who could not tell, I bought the chronicles of narnia in aboxed set. It didnt cost me much, about 30 bucks at Powells. All of the cover art was the same as one the versions I read as a kid. The stories were still the same, and the goals and plot were as remembered. I forgot how GODDAMN HEAVY HANDED C.S. Lewis was.

Anyway, great for kids, not so great for someone who has expanded his/her reading base.
If I were to have to choose a favorite of the INKlings, I would gladly choose Tolkien. This is not to lesen the work of Lewis, but damn.. I wish I would have left it in the realm of memory and not re-read the series.

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Four children find the magical world of Narnia quite by accident. While in Narnia, they find themselves involved in helping save those they have grown to care about.

What a wonderful story about deception, forgiveness, love, faithfulness, and the power of sacrifice. Yes, there is a lot of Christian symbolism, but I really think that a child would never notice - not unless pointed out. This is a great story that everyone should read! ( )

Such a classic; I read this once as a child and then again a few years ago. Some of the stories are definitely better than others, but it's worth reading all of them. ( )

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