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Summary: The best book Lewis ever wrote!
Review: The Narnia Chronicles are not stories that only children should read. Everyone should read them. And several times over at that! An imaginative and enthralling way to teach children Biblical stories. A must read. Poetic.
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Summary: i thought it was a great book
Review: It was a wounderful book. It had so much suspence for me. THe books also had lots of action
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Summary: Very nice and creative books!
Review: I love the Chronicles of Narnia! They show great creativity! My favorite one is The Last Battle because of how C.S. Lewis writes about the worlds having shadow lands.
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Summary: The best Christian allegory I've ever read.
Review: The Narnia series is classic with good reason. Each of the stories is well written and full of meaning, and Aslan is a very good allegorical representation of Jesus. These are great books if you would like to get closer to God, or if you don't know Him at all and would like to. They come with the highest recommendation of everyone I know who's read them.
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Summary: The best fiction I've ever read!
Review: As a lover of children's literature, I must say that these books are the finest fiction I've ever read. Not only do they lead the imagination on a grand adventure; they also address difficult real-life issues gracefully. This series is a must-read for children of any age!
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Summary: The Magicians Nephew
Review: The story is about a girl named Polly and a boy named Digory. The adventure off to this fantasy land by rings made by Digorys uncle Andrew. They meet a witch named Jadis at the palace of Charn and take her to London. The problem is that Digorys mother is very ill. I can't the solution or I would ruin the book.
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Summary: We all agree The Chronicles are wonderful books.
Review: However, no one can agree on the right order. I'm sure it does not matter which order you read the books in. The first book I read was Prince Caspian, then I went back and read the others from the original publishing order. I think The Magician's Nephew should have been left in the original order. Yes, it may make more sense being first, but much liked the surprise of findin out who the Professor was after already knowing him.
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Summary: I think the complete Chronicles of Narnia is excelent!
Review: I think the Complete Chronicles of Narnia is an excelent idea, and I think the publisher made an excelent choice at putting the series in the chronilogical order. I recommend this book to anyone who is either already interested in C.S.Lewis' books or just wanting an interesting, enjoyable read, it's even better now that the pictures are hand coloured by the original illustrator Pauline Baynes. - They've done a great job!
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Summary: all the boks are magical and make you believe in magic
Review: these are wonderful books for any ages!!! i enjoyed all of them and read them on a vacation like xmas or summer. they only take 1-2 days to read because they are really wonderful. you walk away from reading these feeling wisser and wonderful!
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Summary: Still amazing, after decades... but read LWW first!
Review: What can I add to the discussion of the Narnia books themselves? They're fantastic, and, as a long-time reader of Lewis's work, all I can say is that it's heartening to see that new generations are continuing to discover how wonderful the Chronicles of Narnia are, just as I did about 20 years ago. It's also great to see how many adults continue to treasure them, just as I do today.The only thing I would say to first-time readers is the same thing that a lot of other reviewers are saying: DON'T READ THE BOOKS IN THE ORDER THAT U.S. PUBLISHERS ARE PUTTING THEM OUT THESE DAYS! Lewis always intended the Narnia books to be published and read in the order in which he wrote them: LWW, PC, VDT, SC, HHB, MN, and LB. It's true that, near the end of his life, Lewis pondered the notion of having the books published and read in chronological order -- but only after an extensive set of internal revisions. As it turned out, Lewis never had the chance to complete those revisions. So, as they stand now, the books really should be read in the original sequence. For one thing, that's the only way for new readers to discover Narnia in the way that Lewis himself discovered it. Since Lewis never got around to his intended rewriting, the overall story unfolds much more meaningfully -- and much more dramatically -- when it's read OUT of order. For instance, part of the enjoyment of reading The Magician's Nephew is realizing just how a land that the reader has already fallen in love with actually came into being; there's an almost archaeological ("oh, NOW I understand") feel to it. If you read MN first, you miss completely that very important -- and very rich -- subtext. I could go on: about why The Horse and His Boy should be Book #5, why The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is THE only real gateway into Narnia, and so forth. But the point is clear. I have a strong suspicion that publishers have changed the order of the books not to adhere to any wishes that Lewis himself may or may not have had, but because some corporate executive decided that less complexity would result in more sales. Publishers should have more faith in the ability of readers to appreciate complicated textual issues, even if (or especially if!) those readers are children. To read the Narnia Chronicles in the order they're in now is to deprive oneself of the most meaningful reading of the story as a whole. So read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first -- and, while you're at it, maybe let the publishers know that you'd like to see future editions appear in the original order. But whatever sequence you follow, enjoy the books themselves!
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