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The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

C.S. Lewis

Start date: August 1, 2011

Finish date: August 31, 2011

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Nov 30, 2013 Stephen rated it really liked it

Shelves: literature, fantasy, z-read-in-2017

Read the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe years ago but never went back and read the others. This one is great and I'll probably read a few of the others as well. The story about the creation of the Narnia was fun and the way that Judaeo-Christian myth was incorporated was actually quite interesting.

The symbolism was quite interesting to spot and the way that the world began in song reminded me lot of the opening of The Silmarillion I also spotted a few other elements of the genesis mythos worke ...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: children-ya, fantasy, adventure, audio-books, read-2011

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:

The first of CS Lewis' classic Narnia fantasy books. Two children are transported into another world by their magician uncle and embark on a series of fantastical adventures
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Aug 04, 2011 Lisa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, should-have-read-bookclub

This book was alright, I was not crazy about it. It was a prequel and since I have not read any of the other books might make those stories easier to understand. It also seemed to be two different stories. Just really disjointed and rather jammed together like puzzle pieces that don't quite fit. ...more

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Jul 17, 2018 Somdutta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: uc-davis-library

This book contains beautiful narratives of different worlds that Diggory and Polly venture. Through the story the author not only takes us to fantasy worlds but also voice his opinion about what is good and what is bad.

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