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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (paper-over-board) (Narnia)
 

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is now repackaged in a unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes’ artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg art on the cover. (read review)

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Claire H
  • Rated 5 stars

“When I was a kid, this was my favorite fantasy series, rivaled only by the Wrinkle in Time quartet, and it's way better than Harry Potter (I know I'm going to get attacked for saying that). That said, when I read it again as an adult, the Christian allegory is really hard to ignore.”

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  • Rated 4.295132 stars
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  • Rated 4.507576 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Erika R

    erika r said:

    “Wow Narnia!! Its soo Awesome! One of my Favorite storys! [3 it!”

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • Onslow County Public Library

    onslow county public library said:

    “its action packed”

    posted Wednesday, July 2 2008
  • Harry,Twilight and JB fan

    harry,twilight and jb fan said:

    “exquisite!!
    the finest work of CS Lewis!!!”

    posted Sunday, June 29 2008
  • Hannah P

    hannah p said:

    “This isn't my favorite book. I liked the movie and some parts in the book but not all, i don't know why.”

    posted Friday, June 27 2008
  • gustavorofer

    gustavorofer said:

    “You know when you like something just as much as to the other great things look small and silly compared to it? You know how great it feels to find out your inner self may be bigger than the whole world, and still be inside it? You know how merry one feels when it seems that all the world is in a book, and all that book is in front of him, easy to access? That's about what it feels reading Narnia. Lewis's got such a talent and style it's almost impossible not to feel carried by his words and the rhythm of his phrases. The last time I felt such a greatness in a book was, I believe, in Mann's Royal Highness.

    All that doesn't mean I did not read any great books since then. It's just that Lewis morals are far more impressive then, say, the great landscapes and dialogs of Freddy and Fredericka and the amazing steadiness of T.S. Eliot play Murder in the Cathedral - which is enchanting, in a way, but in a really, really different way, even though it's also a moral play. And I'm sorry if I sound confusing, but I just finished the book and didn't have any time to reflect upon it.

    Objectively, I thought the third, the sixth and the last books the greatest ones, for they are the moments when things start to get quite clear in your mind and you can but wonder how did Lewis imagined such a world.

    In comparison to Tolkien, whose books I didn't read yet, except for The Hobbit, I can only say that CS causes a very much greater impression. I gotta try The Lord of the Rings, though, before I can reach any conclusion about his fellow writer.”

    posted Saturday, June 14 2008
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