The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “The Magician’s Nephew”
I told you before that I really like apocalypses. But I’m not a monster. I like creation stories too. Especially when they are as well-told as The Magician’s Nephew. A…
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The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “Prince Caspian”
Of all the Chronicles, Prince Caspian turned out to be the one I’d most forgotten. Possibly because I love the 2011 movie so much (which brushed over a good portion…
The Great Narnia Re-Read of 2019: “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”
“As far as the modern fantasy novel goes, [The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe] is ground zero. You’re seeing the atom being split for the first time.” –Lev Grossman
The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
I hope you’re the sort of person who reads the right kinds of books. If so, you’ve probably read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third-published and chronologically fifth…
The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “The Horse and His Boy”
It is one thing to say that you love something. It is another to say why you love that thing. The Horse and His Boy is my favorite of the…
The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “The Last Battle”
I love apocalypses. I love world-ending, sky-shattering, history-breaking stories. And I applaud C.S. Lewis for delivering the creation of his Narnian universe, and its end, not as tales told second-hand…
The Great Narnia Re-read of 2019: “The Silver Chair”
I didn’t set out to re-read all seven of the Narnia novels in less than two months. I don’t have a habit of re-reading fiction. I have re-read The Horse…