Narnia..

[chosenchild]

What do ya'll think?
I haven't read them all (only Lion Witch and Wardrobe, Horse and His Boy, and the Magicians Nephew, and I'm in the middle of Prince Caspian)
I LOVE THEM!!!
many people seem to disagree. they think that they're unchristian, but C.S. Lewis was christian.

 

[JesseRaymondBassett]

I love the Narnia books!

 

[snoochface]

They're a great series, and I have re-read them many times. You should read them in order though - the order in which they were originally published, not in the "new" chronological order in which they are being published currently. You'll get a lot more out of them that way.

 

[SamanthaOfHope]

i love the narnia books. and i disagree, i think c.s lewis integrated alot of christian themes into the series. they're wonderful books and so much fun to read and stuff

 

[savvy]

Unchristian? The freakin' lion is Jesus. A very thinly veiled Jesus.

 

[thepinkpencil3]

the other day in one of my classes we were discussing C.S Lewis. He was friends with J.R.R Tolkien, who led C.S Lewis to Christ (not sure if this is 100% accurate) Lewis loved Tolkien's books, but Tolkien did not like Lewis' books. ironic.

I'm reading the series now... I finished The Magician's Nephew and now I'm on to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe which I desperately want to finish before I see the movie. I read 5 of the books in 5th grade, but I didn't understand them then. They aren't my favorites, because I don't really like fantasy books, but they are a good read.

 

[SamanthaOfHope]

well i think all of the books in the narnia series are really good especially when you read them in order and stuff. you can put the entire narnia chronicles together in it's entirety. all in all, it's just very fun reading and stuff

 

[SamanthaOfHope]

hey do you guys plan on seeing the movie soon?

 

[MarvinAndroid42]

I hate Narnia.

 

[SamanthaOfHope]

well everyone is entitled to their opinions and stuff
eek! i adore narnia though

 

[KristyAnne]

I know that I enjoyed the series when I was younger, but can barely remember reading the books, it was so long ago. I remember parts of the TV series. The movie looks fantastic, and I'd like to re-read the series before I see the movie.

Kristy

 

[chosenchild]

Unchristian? The freakin' lion is Jesus. A very thinly veiled Jesus.

Yeah. It's actually really weird. I started crying in (i'm not sure which book it was) but the part in one of thm that Aslan sacraficed himself for the sake of the Narnians because it reminded me of what Jesus did on the cross.

I'm not sure which order to read them in because C.S. Lewis's nephew said that he (C.S. Lewis) didn't even think tht he was gunna write any others after TLTW and TW. But my library teacher said that it was best to read it in the new order because you get more backround in the new order. But I don't know any suggetions?

 

[snoochface]

Like I said before, it is best to read them in the order in which they were originally published - in other words, starting with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and NOT starting with The Magician's Nephew.

Saying that you get more background reading them in the new order is like saying you'll get more background to a book if you read the last chapter first - that way you can learn all the secrets first, and then go back and see how the author weaved in the clues leading you to them throughout the book. It ruins the book to know some stuff before the author intended for you to know it.

C.S. Lewis probably did not think he would write any books after the first, but the fact is that he did. And because he did, the books have an order and a flow, with information released that you can then go back and say, "Oh, so THAT'S how so-and-so came to be!" That air of discovery is part of what makes books enjoyable to read.

Well, I apparently feel pretty strongly about this, hehe. Read them in Lewis' original order!

 

[SoliDeoGloria]

the other day in one of my classes we were discussing C.S Lewis. He was friends with J.R.R Tolkien, who led C.S Lewis to Christ (not sure if this is 100% accurate) Lewis loved Tolkien's books, but Tolkien did not like Lewis' books. ironic.

If I am not wrong, C S Lewis came to know Tolkien in Oxford University where he taught literature. Tolkien was a professor in English then. Tolkien was a stauch Catholic, whereas C S Lewis was a Protestant. Lewis' conversion had very little to do with Tolkien, but it was his own personal experience and spiritual pilgrimage that led him to embrace Christ.

Many believed Tolkien's works to have deep resonating themes of Catholicism interwoven within its world of Middle Earth.

C S Lewis was not only known as a writer of children's fiction, but also a Christian apologist and thinker who wrote classics such as "Mere Christianity", "Miracles" and "The Four Loves".

He attained his professorship in Cambridge University, where he taught Renaissance and Medieval Literature.

 

[chosenchild]

Like I said before, it is best to read them in the order in which they were originally published - in other words, starting with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and NOT starting with The Magician's Nephew.

Saying that you get more background reading them in the new order is like saying you'll get more background to a book if you read the last chapter first - that way you can learn all the secrets first, and then go back and see how the author weaved in the clues leading you to them throughout the book. It ruins the book to know some stuff before the author intended for you to know it.

C.S. Lewis probably did not think he would write any books after the first, but the fact is that he did. And because he did, the books have an order and a flow, with information released that you can then go back and say, "Oh, so THAT'S how so-and-so came to be!" That air of discovery is part of what makes books enjoyable to read.

Well, I apparently feel pretty strongly about this, hehe. Read them in Lewis' original order!

kk. got it.

 

[MarvinAndroid42]

You could go to PBS's documentary on Lewis called "The Question of God." It discusses Lewis, and has bits on his relationship with Tolkien.

 

[chosenchild]

I love the Narnia books!

Me 2!

 

[VickiY]

I think they are a wonderful read, and drag them out (along with chicken soup) every time I get sick for a re-read!

 

[VickiY]

PS..and I am DEFINITELY planning to see the movie, although the trailers have me grinding my teeth already at the useless changes made (polar bears, rather than reindeer for the Witch's sledge)

 

[Ellesar]

If I am not wrong, C S Lewis came to know Tolkien in Oxford University where he taught literature. Tolkien was a professor in English then. Tolkien was a stauch Catholic, whereas C S Lewis was a Protestant. Lewis' conversion had very little to do with Tolkien, but it was his own personal experience and spiritual pilgrimage that led him to embrace Christ.

actually, when C.S. Lewis and Tolkien met, Lewis was an athiest. so it's true that Tolkien brought Lewis back to God.

I love the Narnia books. I had to read LWW for one of my classes in college, and I plan on re-reading the entire series once I get the chance. They're awesome books, and I would recommend it for people of all ages.

PS..and I am DEFINITELY planning to see the movie, although the trailers have me grinding my teeth already at the useless changes made (polar bears, rather than reindeer for the Witch's sledge)

have you seen the super trailer for the movie? when the White Witch first meets Edmund, she does use reindeer to pull her sledge. actually, what I've heard, is that the movie will be fairly accurate to the book. Douglas Gresham (C.S. Lewis's step-son) is co-producer (I think), and everything had to be ok'd through him first.