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January 16, 2006
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis
I'm currently reading, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. I've probably read it 20 times before, but with the movie coming out, I decided I wanted one last read before my imagination was tainted by a movie version of what the characters look like, etc. That said, I'm excited to see the movie--it has been getting good reviews, and one of the positive comments is that it's faithful to the book.
I do think that it's interesting-- and this has been mentioned in several reviews as well--that christian groups are taking their children to see this movie, when many of these same folks are up in arms about Harry Potter. The Narnia religious themes are more blatant, but the Harry Potter books and the Narnia books have many similar magical themes and symbols...
But I've gone off on a tangent. If you somehow missed The Lion, The
Witch, and The Wardobe as a child, I highly recommend a read as an
adult!
Amanda F., Reference and Instruction
Posted by jnardine at January 16, 2006 11:34 AM
Comments
I hadn't read the book before I saw the movie, but I read it afterwards. I think I preferred the book. It was, perhaps, a mistake to see the movie the day after seeing Munich, but I had trouble with the long battle scenes. Killing just wasn't that appealing to me. I was most interested to discover that in the book the battle takes up only two paragraphs.
Posted by: javery at January 16, 2006 02:03 PM
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