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Dudes! Whats with Christianity and Chronicles of Narnia?!!! Spare it will you?!

Rebecca The solution is simple: if you don't like it, don't read it.…moreThe solution is simple: if you don't like it, don't read it.(less)

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I'm just wondering if anyone was enthralled as I was at the writing, particularly in the chapter, 'Night Falls on Narnia?' Terrifying and beautiful!

Rajiv Moté Yes. C.S. Lewis has such a knack for imagery that evokes a sense of wonder, and it takes a deft hand to show the end of the world as both terrible and…moreYes. C.S. Lewis has such a knack for imagery that evokes a sense of wonder, and it takes a deft hand to show the end of the world as both terrible and beautiful. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was similar, with the undersea mer-kingdom, the sea of white lilies, etc.(less)

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Julia This is my biggest beef with this book, and it's one of my favorites. She lost her way and no longer believes, so let's just not care at all about her…moreThis is my biggest beef with this book, and it's one of my favorites. She lost her way and no longer believes, so let's just not care at all about her? The book literally just glosses over the fact that she's not there, and I kind of get the impression that she is being shamed because she likes makeup and parties, making whatever the implication, extremely patronizing and anti-feminist. Made me mad, made a lot of people mad. Dark Materials exists because of this choice!(less)

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Guys, there's a reference I didn't understand. When the protagonists are all inside the stable and Tirian wonders how it can be bigger on the inside, Lucy says that it had happened once before in our world that a stable contained the whole world. When exactly? Is it a Bible reference? I was thinking on Noah's Arc, but I don't think it is.

Guy Sandison It’s a reference to the Nativity. That the word through whom all things were made became flesh and was born in a stable. A double layered reference th…moreIt’s a reference to the Nativity. That the word through whom all things were made became flesh and was born in a stable. A double layered reference that’s easy to miss.(less)

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Why do so many people dislike this book? It is entirely prophetic, and if you open your eyes, it is happening now. It is interesting how vehemently people hate it. You have your heads in the sand. You need to pray to God to open your eyes. And the ending!!! This is my favorite Narnia book because of the ending. Lewis was a true prophet, and we need to pay attention. Does it scare you? (shouldn't)

Gregory Walgreen I believe many people dislike the book is because C.S. Lewis is over the top Christian, but so was Dostoevskii (despite his disdain for Catholicism). …moreI believe many people dislike the book is because C.S. Lewis is over the top Christian, but so was Dostoevskii (despite his disdain for Catholicism). The penultimate chapter of The Final Battle is Revelations with a fairy tale spin.(less)

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