Well, I just finished The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis. I have to admit that I am completely biased in this assessment because I have been a lover of C.S. Lewis ever since I saw the first movie: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. This love strengthened a lot after I had read his Screwtape Letters and enjoyed them thoroughly. This was a pretty good book. However, as much action there is in the Narnia movies, there was an exceptional lack of action in this book for me. Overall this book was one that I would recommend to people, but only those who want a quick and flowing read.
My first favorite part of this book was probably the descriptions of the setting. Lewis does an amazing job of using imagery to show the setting of the just beginning land of Narnia. There are many places in the book where I could see very clearly what the author was describing. That is something that I really admire in authors, whether or not they can make me see what they are describing. My second favorite part is not necessarily a part but more of a connection. Like I said, I have seen the first movie very close to when it came out. Since then I have seen the next two movies as well. As much as I regret it, I watched all of these movies without reading the books first. Just now beginning to read the books from the beginning has shown me many things that connect to the first movie. It was very cool to be reading this book and to pause at certain parts and realize "Oh! That is where that came from!". I found all of these connections very interesting and memorable.
My favorite character would definitely be Strawberry (or Fledge whichever you prefer). I love this character because I felt like this, I know it is weird but, horse is the character that I could connect to most. I felt like Strawberry was the most down-to-earth character that was in this book. I love his reactions to happenings and the people, especially the Cabby.
I want to end all of my blog entries with an inspirational quote from the book that I review. I found two in The Magician's Nephew, but I felt that one really hit home to me. I have been through quite a bit in my life from a mixed and dysfunctional family to the effects of alcoholism on a family. This quote really embodies the values that got me through some of the most difficult times in my life. "When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better" (Lewis 199).
Thank you so much for reading and make sure to leave a comment for me on what you think. God bless.
My first favorite part of this book was probably the descriptions of the setting. Lewis does an amazing job of using imagery to show the setting of the just beginning land of Narnia. There are many places in the book where I could see very clearly what the author was describing. That is something that I really admire in authors, whether or not they can make me see what they are describing. My second favorite part is not necessarily a part but more of a connection. Like I said, I have seen the first movie very close to when it came out. Since then I have seen the next two movies as well. As much as I regret it, I watched all of these movies without reading the books first. Just now beginning to read the books from the beginning has shown me many things that connect to the first movie. It was very cool to be reading this book and to pause at certain parts and realize "Oh! That is where that came from!". I found all of these connections very interesting and memorable.
My favorite character would definitely be Strawberry (or Fledge whichever you prefer). I love this character because I felt like this, I know it is weird but, horse is the character that I could connect to most. I felt like Strawberry was the most down-to-earth character that was in this book. I love his reactions to happenings and the people, especially the Cabby.
I want to end all of my blog entries with an inspirational quote from the book that I review. I found two in The Magician's Nephew, but I felt that one really hit home to me. I have been through quite a bit in my life from a mixed and dysfunctional family to the effects of alcoholism on a family. This quote really embodies the values that got me through some of the most difficult times in my life. "When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better" (Lewis 199).
Thank you so much for reading and make sure to leave a comment for me on what you think. God bless.
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