The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

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They open a door and enter a world NARNIAthe land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucythe place where the adventure begins Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor s mysterious old house At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever. Read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) author C.S. Lewis – kino-fada.fr This is the first book where I chronicled my thoughts as I read through it with my son I don t know how easy it is for y all to access the record of those here on Goodreads, but if you re looking for a detailed account of my thoughts on the book, you can look there.I ll say this I ve read a lot of books to my little boy these last couple years, and I can honestly say that This book is among the best Good, tight writing, good description Good action Also there s not a lot of dead space or tr This is the first book where I chronicled my thoughts as I read through it with my son I don t know how easy it is for y all to access the record of those here on Goodreads, but if you re looking for a detailed account of my thoughts on the book, you can look there.I ll say this I ve read a lot of books to my little boy these last couple years, and I can honestly say that This book is among the best Good, tight writing, good description Good action Also there s not a lot of dead space or trashy empty dialogue that just seems to be there to take up sp...If ever they remembered their life in this world it was as one remembers a dreamThe real world is boring it s mundane, unimaginative and dry So humans create fantasy as a means of escape We watch movies or go to the theatre to see somethinginteresting than the standard realities of the everyday We paint pictures and gaze up at the stars We play video games and roleplay We dream Authors like C.S Lewis and J.K Rowling show us this miserable world they show us its tones of greyIf ever they remembered their life in this world it was as one remembers a dreamThe real world is boring it s mundane, unimaginative and dry So humans create fantasy as a means of escape We watch movies or go to the theatre to see somethinginteresting than the standard realities of the everyday We paint pictures and gaze up at the stars We play video games and roleplay We dream Authors like C.S Lewis and J.K Rowling show us this miserable world they show us its tones of grey Then underneath it all they reveal something spectacular they reveal fantasy So we have four rather ordinary children about to embark on an extraordinary adventure As a child I used to always daydream I ve always been somewhat introverted and would prefer imagining faraway places than existing in the now I still do this as ...My greatest disappointment in The Screwtape Letters was that Lewis was not able to demonstrate what made his good people good or his bad people bad The closest he got to defining goodness was that you could tell the good people from the vague aura of light that surrounded them and which even shone in their cat In this book, the cat is much bigger.Aslan had no character, he was just a big, dull stand in Lewis often tells us how great he is, but never demonstrates what it is that makes him g My greatest disappointment in The Screwtape Letters was that Lewis was not able to demonstrate what made his good people good or his bad people bad The closest he got to defining goodness was that you could tell the good people from the vague aura of light that surrounded them and which even shone in their cat In this book, the cat is much bigger.Aslan had no character, he was just a big, dull stand in...I loved this book.It was first read to me in 4th grade We would all come in from lunch and our teacher would read to us for about 30 minutes before we would start class I remember this book because it wasnt read to us by Mrs Graham, but instead it would be read by Mr Goodwin, her long haired, bearded, Birkenstock wearing teacher s aid Over the next few weeks we were enthralled by this story, we couldnt wait for lunch period to be over so we could hear what was happening in this magic kingdom I loved this book.It was first read to me in 4th grade We would all come in from lunch and our teacher would read to us for about 30 minutes before we would start class I remember this book because it wasnt read to us by Mrs Graham, but instead it would be read by Mr Goodwin, her long haired, bearded, Birkenstock wearing teacher s aid Over the next few weeks we were enthralled by this story, we couldnt wait for lunch period to be over so we could hear what was happening in this magic kingdom, called Narnia From the begining we all identified with Lucy and her siblings How was it possible that an Engl...5 stars to C.S Lewis s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Adored it I must have read it three or four times as a child Hits all the spots in my reading dreams a forest A large family Talking animals Secrets Mystery Drama Hidden messages Saga and series Every child should read it.Imagination runs free here 4 children stuck a house 1 goes exploring and finds herself lost in the world of Narnia And the rest follow her.Siblings fight The book shows what happens when you don t lis 5 stars to C.S Lewis s The...What s it with British literature How from a relatively small pool of population can such creative writers emerge I don t like C.S Lewis s non fiction books, but here he knocked the ball out of the park.Aslan, whose antics and decision making and beliefs are difficult to map, is the way by which the children triumph If Alice in Wonderland was positively secular, TLTWaTW is heavily defined by the Christian mythos.There are many shining examples of pause to let the tension play out, before a li What s it with British literature How from a relatively small pool of population can such creative writers emerge I don t like C.S Lewis s non fiction books, but here he knocked the ball out of the park.Aslan, whose antics and decision making and beliefs are difficult to map, is the way by which the children triumph If Alice in Wonderland was positively secular, TLTWaTW ...I hadn t read this in forever, so it was fun to come back to I definitely remembered it being muchdetailed, though It s a pretty fast read so that s funny how much my mind added to the story as a kid But I still adore these books so much And I still think this movie was one of t... One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again. It s like C.S Lewis was speaking to me I never read these as a child but now that I m in my mid twenties, I m feeling the urge to visit all those childhood classics I never read And I m so glad I did Peter did not feel very brave indeed, he felt he was goin...A Defence of C.S Lewisor a brief attempt at suchSome thoughts recently crossed my mind in regards to arguments one could offer as a defence of the Christian side of this novel The main arguments against this novel as a Christian allegory that I have heard are 1 Aslan is not a strong Christ figure 2 That C.S Lewis preaches a black and white morality So I m going to roughly address them from my perspective and hope it encourages some discussion.1 I will agree that Aslan is not a stron A Defence of C.S Lewisor a brief attempt at suchSome thoughts recently crossed my mind in regards to arguments one could offer as a defence of the Christian side of this novel The main arguments against this novel as a Christian allegory that I have heard are 1 Aslan is not a strong Christ figure 2 That C.S Lewis preaches a black and white morality So I m going to roughly address them from my perspective and hope it encourages some discussion.1 I will agree that Aslan is not a strong Christ figure Firstly for Aslan to rea...Novels were not a part of my life until my mid teens and therefore I missed out wonderful reading experiences like the Chronicles of Narnia but while I wish I had readas a child I am having an absolute ball catching up on all these enchanting books when I can appreciate them on a different levelimage The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a compelling story that is both enchanting and filled with fantasy and adventure and I think can be appreciated by both adults and children alike.Write Novels were not a part of my...

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
  • English
  • 24 September 2018
  • Paperback
  • 206 pages
  • 0060764899
  • C.S. Lewis
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)