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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
I definitely read these when I was younger, I can picture the box set we had in our house although I think it belonged to my brother rater than me. I also watched all the BBC adaptations when I was young, but have never seen the more recent movie versions. So my memories of Narnia overall were very vague: a wardrobe, a lion, winter, an evil queen, Turkish delight... That's about it. When this, what I still consider the first book in the series, came up on Kindle Daily Deal I thought I'd revisit.
Sadly, in this case, the adage "You can never go home again" more or less applies. Whatever magic Narnia held for me when I was younger, the actual writing and the age of the original work have not held up against time. The Christian allegory is not subtle. The children's behaviour is strangely starched and/or grown-up. The pace is so super-fast that some dramatic events are over so quickly you hardly get time to absorb them at all. I almost felt like if I blinked I would miss something, even in print.
The concept was charming enough and I may read the others if they come up cheap on Kindle in future, but I think I'm lacking enough nostalgia to be excited about continuing.
Sadly, in this case, the adage "You can never go home again" more or less applies. Whatever magic Narnia held for me when I was younger, the actual writing and the age of the original work have not held up against time. The Christian allegory is not subtle. The children's behaviour is strangely starched and/or grown-up. The pace is so super-fast that some dramatic events are over so quickly you hardly get time to absorb them at all. I almost felt like if I blinked I would miss something, even in print.
Spoiler
I couldn't believe that Aslan more or less sprang back from the dead straight away. Yes the girls grieve for maybe a few hours, but then he's right back again without anyone having to actually cope with the reality of his loss. And the boys never even knew that he died.The concept was charming enough and I may read the others if they come up cheap on Kindle in future, but I think I'm lacking enough nostalgia to be excited about continuing.