This is the fourth book I'm reading on my plan to read through the seven Chronicles of Narnia books in seven days. I'm making great time on this vacation in Narnia. I've read four books in just the first three days. Of course, my trip will likely slow down as I go into the weekdays...

Puddleglum is hilarious. Do not miss out on this if you get the chance to visit him. He is a silly character, who, as Jill points out, is the bravest (and possibly wisest) of the group. Like Reepicheep, he represents the foolishness of this world being made strong by God. My favorite seen is when he is confronting the evil queen/witch who has convinced them all (with her enchantments) that Narnia and Aslan do not exist. Puddleglum screws up the courage to tell her that even if they have made up Narnia and Aslan and all else, what they have made up is far better than the real world she has created, and that he will gladly fight for what has been made up and spend his life in search of it, rather than live in her "real" world.

Take that secular materialists!