Loved itI read The Secret Garden and the line the witch in The Wardrobe and I really enjoyed doing that.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Others: Mostly positive Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice. Journey into the land beyond the wardrobe! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been captivating readers of all ages for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like journey back to Narnia, read The Horse and His Boy, the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia.
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1970 · 768 pages · 1 review
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Loved itit's a solid start Edmund is my forever favorite character from Lion The Witch in the wardrobe and the Narnia Chronicles in general
Loved itit's what got me into reading fantasy I think it was it was so I identify with it on my reader Journey from all the way back as a very young person and just for the Nostalgia factor and what it meant to me as a person growing up I have to have it on the list
MixedI loved it at the time I tried it recently to read this to my daughter and I just didn't quite click
Mixedthe Narnia Chronicles are just utterly captivating and spellbinding and mesmerizing so imaginative you already know it's up there but also I do think that I don't remember being absolutely obsessed with every single one of the books.
Loved itit's just truly wonderful and there's so much going on
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Loved itthe first one is The Lion The Witch in the wardrobe by CS Lewis I was able to finish this one and I really enjoyed it