Friday, February 11, 2011

The Chronicles of Narnia

Part of my CNY was spent burying myself in novel. I'm so glad that I could spare some time allowing myself to drift into some fictional world (sometimes I wish there is one exists). I ♥ semester break! During schooling day, I could hardly touch any novel let alone reading one. Time is too tight!


Seeing this picture above, you might have guessed what novel I had been reading. Yup, The Chronicles of Narnia. I bought it a very long time ago, I can't remember when. But I never get to finish it. Started by flipping through a few pages, and then snoozing off! Why? I never have to snooze off whenever I'm enjoying a novel. But The Chronicles of Narnia, a classic children literature written during the late 1940s - 1950s by C.S. Lewis, has some really old fashioned way of writing, and sometimes, tough English too. Well, I can't really describe the actual way of Lewis story-telling. But if you ever grab a hold onto the Sherlock Holmes fictional detective series (which dated way even earlier, around 1880s), you will know what I meant.

Anyhow, I managed to finish the entire 7 series of the novel this time! Maybe because I was too bored and so I had the patient to slowly digest the words. Or perhaps, I was itched to read some novels an drift into some fantasy again. But for sure, I wanted to read the novel because of the recent release of the movie (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader). Have to been to the cinema for this movie? Don't hesitate, just go for it! It was really worth seeing in big screen. Though I like Harry Potter's series more, I hate their movie adaption. The Chronicles of Narnia's movie adaption is way way way much better!

7 series in total, and I finish them in an approximate of 3 days! Muahaha! I'm great!

Here is the order of the series that you should follow, if you ever are interested in reading:
1. The Magician Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

Honestly, I salute C.S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia really redefine the entire fantasy of the fiction novels. It sometimes could really put other fiction novels to shame. Reading them would really make you wanna be in this Narnian universe. At least it does for me. How nice if there is other this nice other world beside the one we are living in now. Anyways, if you are really into it, the series could really serve as an escape for reality, at least for awhile. Haha. Lock yourself up, and enjoy travelling in the land of Narnia. :)

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