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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Narniaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, March 2, 2006
A Kid's Review
I usually greatly dislike fantasy but I really thought that this novel, "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" was interesting. The introduction of this novel was also one of the parts I thought it was interesting because of how the main character enters another part of the world and found that she had a gift. This novel is also interesting to me mainly because there are many specific details while talking about the animated characters appearance. "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" are similar and different in some ways from the book, "The Hatchet" (Adventure Genre). The difference between the books is that, "The Hatchet" is a book where there is no magical land, and Narnia has. Instead of using magic like the White Witch does in Narnia, the teenager in, "Hatchet" gets his resources manually, not magically. Like all fantasy books and adventure books, the protagonists usually find that the have a specialty or a gift. I recommend this book, "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" to people who likes magical places, and magical powers. People who read this novel should also like the genre, fantasy with characters that do not exist in real life. I do not recommend this book to people who are not into magical powers, or magical places.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Nice Allegorical Fairytale, But Not Much Detail, February 12, 2006
Unlike most of the rest of the world, I never read this series as a kid. With the movie coming out, I thought I would take a look as an adult. While the story is nice and there are some fantasy elements that would be appealing to kids, it seems odd to me to compare this book to epics like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, principally because there is just not much there. The story is short and simple, the battles barely rate a couple of sentences of description, there is a bit of repetition, and the characters are fairly simply drawn. Don't get me wrong: I have no problem with the allegorical message or the story for what it is, but is is more akin to A Wrinkle in Time in terms of depth and detail than it is to Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. Thus, it is more likely to be appealing to younger kids than to those able to tackle more extensive and more complex reading material. YA readers who like Narnia might also like Jean Rabe's The Finest Creation.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
English Class Review, October 17, 2006
A Kid's Review
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis are great children's books. They are easy to read and interesting. In The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it starts out with Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter having to go live with their uncle because of the war and air raids from Germany. One day while playing hide and seek in the house, Lucy hides in a wardrobe and finds herself in another world; Narnia. She meets a fawn and becomes friends with him. He warns Lucy of the White Witch warning her of her power. When Lucy returns to her world, her siblings don't believe her but later on all hide in the wardrobe and walk into Narnia. Edmund betrays his siblings and sides with the White Witch, who makes it always winter, but never Christmas. They run around, following Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, trying to hide from the White Witch while trying to meet Aslan, the lion at the Stone Table. Aslan talks to Edmund and settles for him to never betray them again. The queen does not want the children to be in Narnia because of the prophecy that says that four people will take over Narnia and overthrow the queen. There is a battle over Narnia between the children and the Witch. The children win and become the rulers of Narnia.
Unlike most books it is interesting from the beginning, and keeps you interested. I usually don't like fantasy fiction books, but this is a good one. There are adventures involved, which can get children into a book. I didn't get the characters mixed up as I usually do in a book. The story is descriptive enough to get a picture in your head but doesn't go on for three pages about the scenery.
I read this book when I was in about 6th grade, and honestly I enjoyed it more now as a teenager because I understood more of it. I would not usually pick up a book for fun and read it, but I would recommend this book to readers because it is simple and to the point, and interesting. I have the sequels and may read those to find out what happens next in Narnia.
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