Just one curiosity.... The "sets" these days are numbered in chronological / Narnia timeline order; not in the order the books were published.
Did you make a conscious decision to read them in that order? Most likely when you read them as a kid, "Magicians Nephew" was number 6, not number 1. More info on publishing order here: <http://www.aslan.demon.co.uk/narnia.htm> They appear to be creating the books into movies via "Publishing Order". I'm currently re-reading the whole set. They are a very quick read. At 04:03 PM 12/20/2005, you wrote: >I just bought the set on Saturday and read the Magician's Nephew and >the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. > >I had read it as a kid, but only remembered the general events and so >I was curious to read it again before I saw the movie. I remember >liking the later books better over the first 2, but we'll see - I'm >not sure I'll continue reading. > >My adult take on the 2 books are that they're fairy tales for kids. >Maybe this is obvious, but as compared to Lord of the Rings, they're >definitely kid's books. I'd say for younger kids rather than, say, >Harry Potter. I don't have kids, but I'd say in the 7-12 range is >about right. > >That being said, the characters and events really stick with you >despite the simple writing style. While it's very derivative of the >Bible, it's very accessible and tells a story kids will understand. > >Some of the contradictions were interesting. For example all of the >Narnian animals can talk, but the Beavers had a ham shank. So did >they kill li'l talking piggy to eat him? Wouldn't that make them >"evil"? > >Well, I'm glad to hear the movie is good - I'm looking forward to it! -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> Now Blogging at <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188934 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
