viviette 's review for:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

3.5

adventurous slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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I found this novel kind of boring. I thought I might find it so since it was originally made for children but I’m still giving it a good review for other reasons. Since Greta Gerwig is set to direct her own Narnia adaptation and I hadn’t read or watched any of the movies I decided to start now. I talked to my mother about if I’d find it interesting and she said she read them when she was in  high school. We’ll, with my brief knowledge of Narnia I knew it to be an allegory of Christianity and I asked my mom who was her favorite sibling, she said there’s more characters than just the siblings and the books only get better so I shouldn’t worry about being bored. Her favorite character isn’t in this novel though she said she liked Aslan, I asked if it was because he’s God and, to my surprise she answered, “yes.” I’m not ultra religious but I find the story to be emotional in the way it represents  faith. When the girls grabbed onto Aslan’s hair I was just in awe. The description of the children’s emotions and confusion, I can’t describe how I feel about it all… I will continue the series.