2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

This is where we will discuss the book after we start reading it in November.

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I am really surprised no one's reading this book. :(

I just finished chapter 3.

(view spoiler)[I love Mr. Tumnus. He's such a cute little character and it's so sweet that he regrets trying to lure Lucy into danger. Edmund seems like a brat but a typical older sibling who picks on the younger. Perhaps he will learn some humility. I think he just met the evil queen?? I wonder if the religious connotations are scaring people away from reading this book but to me, they don't feel that heavy other than the reference to daughter/son of Eve/Adam so far. (hide spoiler)]

I am liking it.

I am glad you are enjoying it!
For me it was a pretty quick and enjoyable read as well (maybe 3.5 stars? I haven't quite decided).

I really liked some of the descriptions, like this one:

And now the sun got low and the light got redder and the shadows got longer and the flowers began to think about closing.

Regarding the religious connotations (careful, this contains very slight spoilers for a scene later on in the book):
(view spoiler)[ I think if you look for them, they are definitely there, especially later on in the book (e.g. the stone table scenes etc.), but for me it worked to just read it as an enjoyable children's story- maybe also helped by the fact that I watched the movies when I was way younger. I am looking forward to what everyone else has to say about this! (hide spoiler)]

^^ Glad you got to read it. I am at about 40% now.

I just finished chapter 7:

(view spoiler)[Edmund continues to be more than a little annoying. He totally reminds me of the Pugsley book from Harry Potter. I feel bad for Mr. Tumnus. I know he's supposed to be naughty, but I just like him. I hope the kids can save him. The mention of Aslan has me intrigued. The Beavers were cute. This is a nice little read so far. (hide spoiler)]

D.L. wrote: "^^ Glad you got to read it. I am at about 40% now.

I just finished chapter 7:

[spoilers removed]"

I’m reading it 😊 Just haven’t been able to post about it yet. I’m enjoying it. It’s a re-read for me, but it’s been a while! About 38 % done now.

I finished it. I enjoyed it.

(view spoiler)[I cried when Aslan died. The scenes of him being murdered were pretty graphic for a children's book. I guess that's the point, but it was still surprising. I was glad when he was 'resurrected', if you will. Definitely felt the connection to religion there. It was a good, compelling story. I am glad people voted for this book even if not many have read it. It gave me a chance to finally read it after all these years. Now I want to see the movie. Liam Neeson voices Aslan and I love him as an actor! (hide spoiler)]

Finished it today too. I agree I was surprised how graphic actually. I didn’t remember. I think I sometimes mix up my thoughts on what the book is with scenes from the tv series I watched every Christmas as a child. I have read it a couple of times before, maybe three, but it’s been a while. Glad I returned to it! I might read the rest of the series in the near future too.

As an addition to Narnia check out Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan. I just read it for the second time and will go back and read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.