The Chronicles of Narnia

I only lion, witch and wardrobe now I have entire series in beautiful book.

Sent to someone who needs something to do at times (like read a good book).

This book contains in one volume all seven of C.S. Lewis's novels about the land of Narnia. They are arranged in chronological order. The seven novels in the order in which they appear are:1. The Magician's Nephew2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe3. The Horse and his Boy4. Prince Caspian5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader6. The Silver Chair7. The Last BattleAll the novels are good, but my personal favorite is "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". In my opinion, if you are only going to read one, that is the one to read. It is from this book that I first learned about the treat called Turkish Delight. I loved the concept of the wardrobe which one could enter Narnia through. As a result of this book when I was a kid I always wished that dark closets could lead to another realm. The White Queen was a great villain. She acts nice to the character Edmund when she meets him which makes her seem all the more frightening in view of how vicious she really is. Aslan, the savior of Narnia who is a lion, is a very comforting character. I wouldn't expect a lion to be comforting, but C.S. Lewis manages to make him so.All in all The Chronicles of Narnia was a pleasure to read and revealed to me an interesting type of fantasy storytelling that was unique and different from the type that J.R.R. Tolkien's works (which I also like) inspired.

I am an avid book reader and nerd. I take quality care of all my books. I do not lend them out, place them haphazardly around or abuse them. I read this book once and the binding came apart and pages fell out. Needless to say I was a little disappointed.

Too heavy to hold with very small print. I returned this and bought the chronicles in several volumes with larger print. I’m happy with my choice. Of course, the content can’t be improved upon!

My first DNF (did not finish) of this year. I was expecting a lot more than what I got from this book. I watched the movie as a kid and loved it and so I’ve always wanted to read it but the book was no good. I couldn’t get through The Magician’s Nephew before I had to put it down. It just didn’t grab my attention, maybe that’s just because I’m not a big fantasy fan. Probably would have enjoyed it as a kid…