from lit_chick

2000, Harper Audio, Read by Michael York Book Description: Amazon.ca 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 ho...

from ctpress

What a joy to listen to Michael York's perfectly paced narration of the beginning of the Narnia-chronicles (ok, it might be nr. 2 in chronology, but I always start with this one - and it was the first one published...). York excels in setting the right mood and feelings as the story progresses. I...

from ncgraham

What is there left to say about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? It is a book so long- and well-loved by the public that there is no point attempting any kind of plot summary or general introduction to Lewis' world. Moreover, because it is a personal favorite I cannot bring myself to critici...

from Darla

I put the series in my TBR pile when it dawned on me that I'd never read them. My kids have, and I'd read this one aloud to them several times, but it seemed like a cultural thing I was missing out on, so in they went. The Lemony Snicket books are in there, too. I have no idea what to say about T...

from stixnstones004

Lewis' style of writing is truly engaging and charming. Though I liked The Magician's Nephew better than this one, it wasn't by much. I have nothing particular to say about it besides the fact that the movie is very good and follows the novel sufficiently close. One thing I'll never understand ho...