false 100915 223 Narnia . . . a land frozen in eternal winter . . . a country waiting to be set free . . . Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia; a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice. 4790821 book 1950 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) total:73691|5:30596|4:26396|3:13353|2:2651|1:685| 73691 304656 83474 3152 5 8 false false Tue May 06 14:14:41 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 31 09:52:28 -0700 2009 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 l...more...]]> 4 10 false false Sat Apr 19 09:18:17 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 09:37:06 -0700 2008 *turkish delight is our human nature, prone to addiction, selfishness and wrongdoing
*Peter said about Edmund, "We should go after him. After all ...more...]]> 2 6 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Feb 13 19:55:49 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 20:03:01 -0800 2008 I wish I could review it based solely on the story, and not bother with the religious message, but unfortunately, it's im...more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Sat Mar 22 07:06:59 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 16:49:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 6 false false Wed Feb 20 07:18:39 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 07:49:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 4 true false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 10:04:09 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 10:37:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 7 false false Fri Feb 08 07:00:21 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 07:01:48 -0800 2008 1 6 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Mon Oct 13 01:25:05 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 01:37:42 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 00:12:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 01:15:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Feb 09 19:48:50 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:52:25 -0800 2008
This book is perfectly reasonable fantasy, written very well for children. Quite a lot can and should be read into the symbolism, but children may gloss right over the symbolism depending on their experiences.

Of the serie...more...]]> 0 2 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jan 16 16:38:38 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 17:00:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Tue Sep 25 15:20:40 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 15:27:56 -0700 2007 I read them in the PROPER order (or the way C.S. Lewis released them before the publishing world screwed things up) and so these will be reviewed in that or...more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 15:37:45 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 06:57:57 -0700 2008 4-5 more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Nov 14 16:19:20 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 16:19:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Nov 12 07:55:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 08:01:50 -0800 2008 1
The over-the-top Christian allegory.
The complete absence of dramatic tension - the characters are static and the conc...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Aug 24 08:11:29 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 08:15:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 18 09:00:14 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 09:06:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 06 15:09:21 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 15:12:57 -0700 2008 i learned that to have fun you only have to usee your imagination.]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 21:12:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:36:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 true false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Apr 20 10:38:09 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 10:58:41 -0700 2008 more...]]>