In honor of its 61st birthday this week our first review of The List is…
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
I am sure everyone within the sound of my blog has heard of this story. The hugely successful movie adaptation of the book brought Narnia to the world. According to BoxOfficeMojo, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe film made $65.5 million opening weekend, $291.7 million domestically (U.S.), and $744.8 million worldwide (from Narniaweb.com)
Loved the movie… have you read the book?
The story begins with the Pevensie family separated by World War II. The father is fighting for
While exploring the house, Lucy (the youngest) discovers a huge wardrobe that is actually a door into the magical world of Narnia. Like all good magical worlds this one is full of mythical creatures, is ruled by an evil witch, and needs a good rescue.
Along the way to the rescue, readers are challenged with a story of true courage, failure, forgiveness, and redemption.
This story was written over 60 years ago by an Englishman, so there may be some British-isms that need to be translated (but if you made it through Harry Potter, you have no excuse). A minor phrase here and there is no reason to skip over this excellent story.
The title page of this book reads “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a story for children”. If you have children or if you have ever been a child, you should give this book a try.
And what about those of us who have read this one? Have you read the other books in the series? There are eight books in the Chronicles of Narnia; all are worth a glance. The Magician’s Nephew is actually a prequel to the series, so skipping to that one might be fun.
Have you read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? How old were you when you read it?
To all Narnia nerds who have read the whole series: which story is your favorite and why?
