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Started by rachel25, May 23, 2014, 05:27:39 PM

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The Skarzs

Quote from: rachel25 on June 05, 2014, 05:38:44 PM
Has anyone read the Narnia books? I much prefer the films, but the books are good.
Vice-versa for me.
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Wylder Treejumper

I like them all except for the Silver Chair. That one just got a little strange. My favorite is Prince Caspian, though.
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Gonff the Mousethief

I like them all books and movies :D
My favorite is The Lion, the Witch , and the wardrobe
I want the world of Tolkien,
The message of Lewis;
The adventure of Jacques,
And the heart of Milne.
But I want the originality of me.



Rusvul

I've read them, they're pretty good. Didn't much like the last one, though, to the point where I stopped reading it and then finished it a year or so later. It was kinda meh compared to the others, but still a good book.

rachel25

I guess so. My favourite film, and character is Prince Caspian.  :)

Cornflower MM

I like the Narnia books, but the last few in the series were a bit.......Weird. I didn't like them as much. :-\

Leatho Shellhound

Quote from: Cornflower MM on June 06, 2014, 07:09:06 PM
I like the Narnia books, but the last few in the series were a bit.......Weird. I didn't like them as much. :-\

what?? They'er amazing! I like The Magician's Nephew the best, and Digory and Polly are my favourite characters in the series.
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rachel25

I like the Magician's Nephew too, its a good one.

Shadowed One

Quote from: Cornflower MM on June 06, 2014, 07:09:06 PM
I like the Narnia books, but the last few in the series were a bit.......Weird. I didn't like them as much. :-\
The Last Battle has a lot of Lewis's religious beliefs in it.
Martin the Warrior is way more epic than Mickey Mouse. Anyone who says otherwise is insane, or just wrong.

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The Skarzs

Actually, he was not Catholic, but was extremely influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien, who was Catholic, and it showed in his work.
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Jetthebinturong

He was definitely Christian though "I have just passed on from believing in God to definitely believing in Christ - in Christianity. I will try to explain this another time. My long night talk with Dyson and Tolkien had a good deal to do with it."
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Cornflower MM

Quote from: Leatho Shellhound on June 07, 2014, 12:58:20 AM
Quote from: Cornflower MM on June 06, 2014, 07:09:06 PM
I like the Narnia books, but the last few in the series were a bit.......Weird. I didn't like them as much. :-\

what?? They'er amazing! I like The Magician's Nephew the best, and Digory and Polly are my favourite characters in the series.

I'm not saying they're NOT amazing! Just a little weird compared to the others.

Jetthebinturong

I would recommend The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare as I'm only one chapter into the first book and I'm already hooked however it deals with some controversial themes and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has issues with homosexuality, demons, violence, blasphemy or skepticism. Geez that is a lot of triggers.
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

Cornflower MM

I'm fine with all of them. Good grief, I SHOULD be fine with blasphemy, considering the fact that everyone except for me cusses in my house. ::) One of my sister's was a mother-in-law that's homosexual, and a different sister has a very, very, very close friend who's also homosexual. (I had no idea he was gay until two years ago.) violence doesn't bother me, and neither does all the others. I'll have to see if the library has it.

rachel25

Quote from: Jetthebinturong on June 08, 2014, 06:16:46 PM
I would recommend The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare as I'm only one chapter into the first book and I'm already hooked however it deals with some controversial themes and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has issues with homosexuality, demons, violence, blasphemy or skepticism. Geez that is a lot of triggers.
Whoa! I'm amazed that the only triggers for me are the homosexuality, and the blasphemy. I don't mind demons, I mean, some of my favourite books are centred around Angels, and demons. (Their by Frank Peretti, I think I suggested them earlier)