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mymiddlename123's review against another edition
4.0
This was one of those books I read as a child, and as I'm feeling pretty nostalgic lately (for some reason) I decided to start reading them again. I can't remember if I read the entire series as a kid or if I only read one or two of them. This is one that I'm positive was (at least) one of the ones I read.
Even as an adult it's still an enjoyable story and it's easy to get lost in Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund's journey to Narnia. I know a lot of people like to dig into the meanings behind everything in these books, but even without doing that it's just a good wholesome fantasy story.
The one thing I would've liked differently would've been if Lewis didn't refer to himself and his own opinion as the narrator on occasion. It wasn't done often enough to make sense and so these moments where his own voice leaked through took me out of the story and just seemed out of place.
I also agree with another review I read though about the lack of character depth. Especially when it comes to Aslan and the White Witch, I think their histories would've proven useful in understanding who they are and why Aslan is good and the White Witch is evil. I can't remember if this is discussed more in future books or not but I hope so.
On a side note I have to say I'm pretty impressed with how close the movie stayed to the book. Pretty much everything from the book is in the movie and it's probably one of the closer adaptations I've ever seen now that I have a refresher of the original story.
Overall this is a good and fun read. It's one I certainly plan to read with my children one day (when I have them) but it's still an entertaining story as an adult. I plan to read/re-read them in the order of the publication because I think this is the order Lewis meant them to be read in. Should be a fun journey, especially when I get past the books that already have movies so I can have only book visuals again and not visuals from the movies mixed in. :)
Even as an adult it's still an enjoyable story and it's easy to get lost in Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund's journey to Narnia. I know a lot of people like to dig into the meanings behind everything in these books, but even without doing that it's just a good wholesome fantasy story.
The one thing I would've liked differently would've been if Lewis didn't refer to himself and his own opinion as the narrator on occasion. It wasn't done often enough to make sense and so these moments where his own voice leaked through took me out of the story and just seemed out of place.
I also agree with another review I read though about the lack of character depth. Especially when it comes to Aslan and the White Witch, I think their histories would've proven useful in understanding who they are and why Aslan is good and the White Witch is evil. I can't remember if this is discussed more in future books or not but I hope so.
On a side note I have to say I'm pretty impressed with how close the movie stayed to the book. Pretty much everything from the book is in the movie and it's probably one of the closer adaptations I've ever seen now that I have a refresher of the original story.
Overall this is a good and fun read. It's one I certainly plan to read with my children one day (when I have them) but it's still an entertaining story as an adult. I plan to read/re-read them in the order of the publication because I think this is the order Lewis meant them to be read in. Should be a fun journey, especially when I get past the books that already have movies so I can have only book visuals again and not visuals from the movies mixed in. :)
rbyoung's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alimarlene's review against another edition
5.0
my first time re-reading tltwatw since childhood!
four siblings (peter, susan, edmund, and lucy) are evacuated to the english countryside during wwii, and in their new home, discover the magical land of narnia - a world under the control of the white witch. with the help of the lion aslan, they embark on a quest to overthrow the witch, break the curse of eternal winter, and fulfill their destinies as the rightful rulers of narnia.
likes:
• accessible to all ages, I enjoyed the story just as much as an adult compared to a child
• so cozy!! feels like a warm hug in winter
dislikes:
• edmund is such a rat for selling out his family for the absolute nastiest candy ever
quotes:
“i wrote this story for you, but when i began it i had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. as a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. but some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again”
“if ever they remembered their life in this world it was as one remembers a dream”
“if you've been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you - you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. you feel as if nothing was ever going to happen again”
four siblings (peter, susan, edmund, and lucy) are evacuated to the english countryside during wwii, and in their new home, discover the magical land of narnia - a world under the control of the white witch. with the help of the lion aslan, they embark on a quest to overthrow the witch, break the curse of eternal winter, and fulfill their destinies as the rightful rulers of narnia.
likes:
• accessible to all ages, I enjoyed the story just as much as an adult compared to a child
• so cozy!! feels like a warm hug in winter
dislikes:
• edmund is such a rat for selling out his family for the absolute nastiest candy ever
quotes:
“i wrote this story for you, but when i began it i had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. as a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. but some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again”
“if ever they remembered their life in this world it was as one remembers a dream”
“if you've been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you - you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. you feel as if nothing was ever going to happen again”
matildak_23's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
lorabgreen's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely enchanting.
"It means," said Aslan, "that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge only goes back to the dawn of time. But, if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation."
literary_laurajane's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook read by Michael York.
sarahetc's review against another edition
5.0
Re-read for the 4th time to my girls. Of course he isn't safe is just so much more meaningful now. Of course.
squirrels_and_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
4.5