The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
I read this as the second novel in the series. It’s better than the first one (“The Magician’s Nephew”), but still pretty thin. There are no layers to the story of the plot – it’s very linear, very superficial. There are no twists.
It seems like a heavy allegory of the Christ story, but apparently Lewis maintains that was an accident.
I did like the denouement. I won’t ruin it, but after the climax, the story has a nice run-off.
Reread
Added on
Went through this again in an attempt to read the entire series. I enjoyed it a little more this time. It’s a nice little fantasy, and having paid more attention to The Magician’s Nephew, I was able to understand it a little better – specifically, the motives of the White Witch.
Book Data
- Author
- C.S. Lewis
- Year
- Pages
- 206
- Acquired
- Not recorded
- Open Library
- OL71037W
- Wikipedia
- The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe
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