recommend...?

Last Child of Ungoliant · 02-18-2006, 02:23 PM

amazing as it is to believe, I have never read anything by c s lewis, i was put off by a rather poor TV production of lion etc that i saw when i was young, so, are the narnia books really that great? should i read them?

**crickhollow** · 02-18-2006, 06:50 PM

the narnia books aren't the fantasy masterpiece that the Lord of the Rings is. so don't read them expecting that. They are, however, great stories. geared for the most part toward a younger audience.

His adult fiction is excellent, too. The space trilogy (especially Perelandra), and the novel Til We Have Faces (which is my favorite).

Last Child of Ungoliant · 02-18-2006, 06:54 PM

i gues i'll skip narnia then!! :d

**crickhollow** · 02-18-2006, 06:58 PM

don't get me wrong, i still highly recommend them! I just didn't want you to be disappointed if you went in with different expectations.

I'm currently reading The Silver Chair, which is in the top five of my most favorite books of all time.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 02-18-2006, 07:00 PM

are there any socialist themes? i fso, that would make me read them like a shot, i have already read the communist manifesto, and various other works by marx and engels...

**crickhollow** · 02-18-2006, 07:07 PM

well, not that i noticed, but you may read into them whatever you like.

hectorberlioz · 02-19-2006, 03:49 PM

LCoU,
Mr. Lewis was a christian, and so his books have strong allegory. But even for non-christians the Narnia series is enjoyable. They're pretty short all of them, so if you like them, its not hard to reread, and if you dont, you havent wasted that much time with them.
Till We Have Faces was a super good book, and more complex since its for adults. I would go for that one as well as Narnia. I havent been able to read the Space Trilogy yet, but I'm sure that it will be equally enjoyable.
(ps: Tolkien was supposed to do the Time Travel trilogy, and he never did get into it far, though he took some of its themes for the tale of Numenor).

Black Numenorean · 10-15-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

are there any socialist themes? i fso, that would make me read them like a shot, i have already read the communist manifesto, and various other works by marx and engels...

another comrade!

AceKnight · 11-04-2007, 07:40 PM

Well i enjoyed them.I think there pretty good and i'd at least take a look a the first book if i were you.

02-18-2006, 02:23 PM	#1
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	recommend...? amazing as it is to believe, I have never read anything by c s lewis, i was put off by a rather poor TV production of lion etc that i saw when i was young, so, are the narnia books really that great? should i read them?

02-18-2006, 06:50 PM	#2
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	the narnia books aren't the fantasy masterpiece that the Lord of the Rings is. so don't read them expecting that. They are, however, great stories. geared for the most part toward a younger audience. His adult fiction is excellent, too. The space trilogy (especially Perelandra), and the novel Til We Have Faces (which is my favorite). __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

02-18-2006, 06:58 PM	#4
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	don't get me wrong, i still highly recommend them! I just didn't want you to be disappointed if you went in with different expectations. I'm currently reading The Silver Chair, which is in the top five of my most favorite books of all time. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

02-18-2006, 07:07 PM	#6
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	well, not that i noticed, but you may read into them whatever you like. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

02-19-2006, 03:49 PM	#7
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	LCoU, Mr. Lewis was a christian, and so his books have strong allegory. But even for non-christians the Narnia series is enjoyable. They're pretty short all of them, so if you like them, its not hard to reread, and if you dont, you havent wasted that much time with them. Till We Have Faces was a super good book, and more complex since its for adults. I would go for that one as well as Narnia. I havent been able to read the Space Trilogy yet, but I'm sure that it will be equally enjoyable. (ps: Tolkien was supposed to do the Time Travel trilogy, and he never did get into it far, though he took some of its themes for the tale of Numenor). __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-18-2006, 06:54 PM	#3
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	i gues i'll skip narnia then!! :d

02-18-2006, 07:00 PM	#5
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	are there any socialist themes? i fso, that would make me read them like a shot, i have already read the communist manifesto, and various other works by marx and engels...

11-04-2007, 07:40 PM	#9
AceKnight Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 28	Well i enjoyed them.I think there pretty good and i'd at least take a look a the first book if i were you. __________________ Adventures are nasty things;make you late for dinner!

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