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B Jansen
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Read the next story, the lion the witch and the wardrobe. I miss why the characters are bad. I know they kill and torture but why? Perhaps too much to expect from a children's story and even more true is perhaps that one can fill in the gaps themselves and let their imagination run wild.
So that would be my advice, let your imagination run wild and experience Naria while you step into the story through the closet.
— Jan 23, 2026 11:39AM
So that would be my advice, let your imagination run wild and experience Naria while you step into the story through the closet.
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B Jansen
is on page 524 of 528
The last battle, out of all the stories, this one is the most religious coded. The references are on the nose. However, as the end of a story goes, this one does not disappoint.
It leads the story to a climax and a fitting ending. All the stories are tied up in this one. Though the queen mother still has not gotten a name. I am glad i got to read these classic stories about a lion, magic and believe.
— May 02, 2026 10:15AM
It leads the story to a climax and a fitting ending. All the stories are tied up in this one. Though the queen mother still has not gotten a name. I am glad i got to read these classic stories about a lion, magic and believe.
B Jansen
is on page 453 of 528
The silver chair, it took me a bit of effort to get into the story. However, once it got going I was in it.
Bit miffed about the treatment of the ladies in the book at times and the complete lack of the queen's name, while they have named the horses.
Puddleglum has some incredible lines of pure sarcastic goodness and I continue to like how the Lewis manages to bring to stories together with linguistic throwbacks.
— Apr 29, 2026 07:39AM
Bit miffed about the treatment of the ladies in the book at times and the complete lack of the queen's name, while they have named the horses.
Puddleglum has some incredible lines of pure sarcastic goodness and I continue to like how the Lewis manages to bring to stories together with linguistic throwbacks.
B Jansen
is on page 371 of 528
To start a story with " there was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it" is just ingenious. The introduction of this character is vivid and immediately sucked me into the story.
The story is very different from the film, but still very whimsical and fantastical. I loved the throwbacks and the weaving of the stories into a whole. Yet I do miss some swashbuckling adventure in this one.
— Apr 07, 2026 10:25AM
The story is very different from the film, but still very whimsical and fantastical. I loved the throwbacks and the weaving of the stories into a whole. Yet I do miss some swashbuckling adventure in this one.
