Mixed bag, like pretty much all anthologies. I could totally have done without "Magician's Nephew" and "Last Battle". But the rest has some merit ( )

C.S Lewis, has to be one of my favorite authors of all time! I think that the Narnina chronicles is one of the best series there ever was! This book specifically, which is the first of the series is just such a mind blowing book, it really forces you to use your imagery imagination when reading. It is definitely a book for atleast 4 grade and up. ( )

This is great classic literature, just be aware, it is a bit dated in its portrayal of women and other groups. ( )

The Magician's Nephew

I’m not going to spend much time doing the synopsis thing here, because at this point I’m the only adult in the world who hasn’t read this book. Well, that’s not true anymore since I just read it, but you know what I’m saying.

Now, I’m just going to come out and be forthcoming here. I didn’t love this book. I really wanted to, and I think that if I had read it when I was in the target age then I might have enjoyed it more. As a twenty-nine year old mother, who really only picked it up out of 1.) guilt and 2.) the need to read it before I teach it to my daughter this year, it just didn’t do it for me.

I immediately saw the symbolism between the books and the Bible that so many have raved/ranted about. I don’t really have an opinion either way on that. It didn’t make me love or hate it any more or less. So, now that you know I’m not really going to discuss that one way or another, let’s jump in.

The book didn’t really excite me. I was expecting this whimsical, fantastical adventure. What I got instead felt a little lack luster to me. As I mentioned before, I feel like I would’ve been able to enjoy it a lot more if I would’ve read it while I was of the target age. While, there are certainly some middle grade books that anyone can read and enjoy (and even though I know this is one of those for many) I just don’t feel like this is one of those for me. Another big problem for me was character development. I just could not connect with any of the characters. I wanted to. I really, really wanted to. I begged myself to, but it just didn’t happen for me.

Some things about the book I did enjoy, though, were the writing style. I felt like each word was careful chosen and each sentence was carefully crafted. I also feel like it’s a good set up for the next six books, at least I hope it is. I have high expectations.

So, overall I gave this book 3 stars.

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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (4*)

All the adventure I was missing in the first book was found here. I'm hoping the remaining books will continue in the same fashion.

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The Silver Chair (3*)

All the adventure I was missing in the first book was found here. I'm hoping the remaining books will continue in the same fashion.

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I do not have words to explain the wonder that this book is.My childhood pretty much revolved around this.I even got into my wardrobe to see whether I could go to Narnia.I loved it so much that I reread it in 2011. ( )