Chronicles of Narnia - Page 9

Grey_Wolf · 12-06-2005, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acalewia

thanx, doc.

Y'r welcome.

Acalewia · 01-04-2006, 02:22 PM

I finally got around to reading the Chronicles. I'm now on DT. They're great! I can't believe I never read them before now!

inked · 01-06-2006, 12:18 PM

Good news. PRINCE CASPIAN will be made! http://www.narniafans.com/?id=720

rohirrim TR · 01-06-2006, 12:56 PM

awesome,

now if only we can get a different director this time. Not that Adamson was bad mind you, but I'd like to see them try to be slightly more accurate this, time PC is one my favorites.

***Rían*** · 01-06-2006, 12:56 PM

oh, I sure hope they do Dawn Treader!

***Valandil*** · 10-07-2008, 08:59 PM

FINALLY read all these. Read LWW a few years ago when that movie came out. This past winter/spring I read Prince Caspian in advance of the movie (haven't seen it yet). Then my oldest son (10) read PC, then went on a tear and read all the rest.

He and I are taking a trip with our church this weekend, so I challenged him several weeks ago to read "The Hobbit" by the trip and I would read all the Chronicles of Narnia. I just finished my last one today. He finished up "The Hobbit" a few weeks ago, and recently wanted to start... LOTR!

As of Sunday, he was in chapter 3, but today he's at the hill in The Old Forest - chapter 6!

***Varnafindë*** · 10-08-2008, 02:13 AM

Godd for both of you!

So, do you both like what you've been reading?
I guess he must have liked The Hobbit, at least ...

***Valandil*** · 10-08-2008, 07:01 AM

Yes - I DID forget to mention that, and YES - we have both liked what we're reading very much!

Coffeehouse · 10-11-2008, 10:10 PM

Father I have a confession to make.

Father have I sinned?
I have not read the Chronicles of Narnia.
Although I did watch some British dramatization of it
at the age of 7, I have, besides knowing that there is
a talking lion named Aslan or something in it, no clue what
the story is about. Wait, Father, there are beavers too. I think.
I know there's a movie made
recently, but I don't know if it's any good.
Although my twin sister read the books when we were
younger, from what I saw on the front cover, I judged
the books to look boring and uneventful.

In the name of Books, Reading and Holy Literature

Amen

inked · 10-11-2008, 10:13 PM

Then do thou make penance and write one hundred times, neatly,

I shall not pretend to know books from movies.

Preferably on the back of your hand with Umbridge's special quill.

Or you could read them in proper order. Op cit.

Coffeehouse · 10-11-2008, 10:17 PM

Umbridge's Special Quill.. Oh no, I will be marked for eternity

I could read the books though.. I will have to think it through.

***Varnafindë*** · 10-11-2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffeehouse

Father I have a confession to make.

Father have I sinned?
I have not read the Chronicles of Narnia.
Although I did watch some British dramatization of it
at the age of 7, I have, besides knowing that there is
a talking lion named Aslan or something in it, no clue what
the story is about. Wait, Father, there are beavers too. I think.
I know there's a movie made
recently, but I don't know if it's any good.
Although my twin sister read the books when we were
younger, from what I saw on the front cover, I judged
the books to look boring and uneventful.

In the name of Books, Reading and Holy Literature

Amen

Which front covers were those, Coffeehouse? They have had different covers in the different editions - I've saved lots of the graphics from internet bookshops

It would be sad if the covers (or movies) kept you from reading good books. I hope you'll like them.

I would definitely read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first. I've come to the conclusion that this is the best introduction to Narnia for someone who doesn't know it. The beginning of its history can come later.

As you've already been given your penance, I won't go into that

And when you've finished the books, you can become a member of "Vennskapsforeningen Norge-Narnia" (visit my homepage)

***Jonathan*** · 01-16-2010, 07:32 AM

Never having read any of the books before, I got a whim in December and started reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I finished it the same day. Now, not even a month later, I've also read (in order) The Magician's Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair, which I finished this morning.

Did I get hooked on Narnia or what?

Midge · 01-16-2010, 12:13 PM

In my personal opinion, it's nearly impossible not to get hooked. I read those books even more than I do Tolkien (is that blasphemous?). There are so many good little pieces within the stories, like how Aslan follows the rules he created when Lucy turns the duffers visible again, or how he has to "undress" Eustace before he can be "undragoned". They are SO very good.

***Varnafindë*** · 01-16-2010, 12:57 PM

I had been hooked on LWW for years before I knew that it was indeed the beginning of a series (none of the others had been translated into Norwegian at the time - only into Swedish, but I wasn't anywhere near any Swedish bookshops).

When I finally found the series (in English, on my first visit to England), I doubted that they could all be as good as the first one, so I only bought one of them, and took it for my bedside reading that evening.

I finished it something like 2 a.m. and went back to the bookshop the next day and bought the rest of the series

01-04-2006, 02:22 PM	#162
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	I finally got around to reading the Chronicles. I'm now on DT. They're great! I can't believe I never read them before now! __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

01-06-2006, 12:18 PM	#163
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Good news. PRINCE CASPIAN will be made! http://www.narniafans.com/?id=720 __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

01-06-2006, 12:56 PM	#165
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	oh, I sure hope they do Dawn Treader! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

10-07-2008, 08:59 PM	#166
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	FINALLY read all these. Read LWW a few years ago when that movie came out. This past winter/spring I read Prince Caspian in advance of the movie (haven't seen it yet). Then my oldest son (10) read PC, then went on a tear and read all the rest. He and I are taking a trip with our church this weekend, so I challenged him several weeks ago to read "The Hobbit" by the trip and I would read all the Chronicles of Narnia. I just finished my last one today. He finished up "The Hobbit" a few weeks ago, and recently wanted to start... LOTR! As of Sunday, he was in chapter 3, but today he's at the hill in The Old Forest - chapter 6! __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

10-08-2008, 02:13 AM	#167
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Godd for both of you! So, do you both like what you've been reading? I guess he must have liked The Hobbit, at least ... __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

10-08-2008, 07:01 AM	#168
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Yes - I DID forget to mention that, and YES - we have both liked what we're reading very much! __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

10-11-2008, 10:10 PM	#169
Coffeehouse Entmoot Minister of Foreign Affairs Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 2,145	Father I have a confession to make. Father have I sinned? I have not read the Chronicles of Narnia. Although I did watch some British dramatization of it at the age of 7, I have, besides knowing that there is a talking lion named Aslan or something in it, no clue what the story is about. Wait, Father, there are beavers too. I think. I know there's a movie made recently, but I don't know if it's any good. Although my twin sister read the books when we were younger, from what I saw on the front cover, I judged the books to look boring and uneventful. In the name of Books, Reading and Holy Literature Amen __________________ "Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare."

10-11-2008, 10:13 PM	#170
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Then do thou make penance and write one hundred times, neatly, I shall not pretend to know books from movies. Preferably on the back of your hand with Umbridge's special quill. Or you could read them in proper order. Op cit. __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

10-11-2008, 10:17 PM	#171
Coffeehouse Entmoot Minister of Foreign Affairs Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 2,145	Umbridge's Special Quill.. Oh no, I will be marked for eternity I could read the books though.. I will have to think it through. __________________ "Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare."

01-16-2010, 07:32 AM	#173
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Never having read any of the books before, I got a whim in December and started reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I finished it the same day. Now, not even a month later, I've also read (in order) The Magician's Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair, which I finished this morning. Did I get hooked on Narnia or what? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

01-16-2010, 12:13 PM	#174
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	In my personal opinion, it's nearly impossible not to get hooked. I read those books even more than I do Tolkien (is that blasphemous?). There are so many good little pieces within the stories, like how Aslan follows the rules he created when Lucy turns the duffers visible again, or how he has to "undress" Eustace before he can be "undragoned". They are SO very good. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

01-16-2010, 12:57 PM	#175
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	I had been hooked on LWW for years before I knew that it was indeed the beginning of a series (none of the others had been translated into Norwegian at the time - only into Swedish, but I wasn't anywhere near any Swedish bookshops). When I finally found the series (in English, on my first visit to England), I doubted that they could all be as good as the first one, so I only bought one of them, and took it for my bedside reading that evening. I finished it something like 2 a.m. and went back to the bookshop the next day and bought the rest of the series __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

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