Which Narnia book first...?

[ASH]

Thanks everyone for your opinion. I think that I will read them by publication order. I will be starting the series tomarrow when I take a trip to colorado!!

 

[Pielorinho]

They're interesting books. I loved them as a child; when I reread them as an adult, their didacticism really turned me off. I wish I were better now at ignoring the Message in Message books; I wish I were still able to enjoy the Narnia chronicles.

Except for Horse & His Boy, which I was never able to finish. Magician's Nephew was always my favorite, followed closely by Prince Caspian; I like the darkness.

Daniel

 

[Hypersmurf]

Horse and his Boy never felt like it was quite part of the series.

If I were doing the movies, I'd do Lion, Caspian, Treader, Chair, and Battle. Then if there was still a market for more Narnia among the fans, I'd do Nephew. And only come back to do Horse if there was real demand.

-Hyp.

 

[el-remmen]

The Horse & His Boy is MY FAVORITE! (kind of)

The Silver Chair is easily the weakest of them all.

But MOST CERTIANLY start with the Lion the WItch & the Wardrobe - when I saw that re-numbered version I spit on them in the bookstore.

 

[Pielorinho]

D'oh! When I said I liked Prince Caspian as a kid the best, I really meant The Silver Chair. I'd just forgotten the title. Something about

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the witch scenes in it, the hallucinatory smoke, the convincing the prince that he's insane

creeped me out in a way that I really liked.

I haven't reread it in a long time.

Daniel

 

[Tonguez]

The Horse & His Boy is MY FAVORITE! (kind of)

The Silver Chair is easily the weakest of them all.

But MOST CERTIANLY start with the Lion the WItch & the Wardrobe - when I saw that re-numbered version I spit on them in the bookstore.

I agree. I liked how the Horse & His Boy gave a slightly 'outsider' persepective on Narnia. and yeah Silver Chair was a bit ummm...

 

[ASH]

Thanks for the spoiler tags...