[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Disappointed with _Chronicles of Narnia_

[Dina Lerret]

On 5/15/05, Joe Bento <joseph at kirtland.com> wrote:
> Remember that Narnia was written over 50 years ago.  

I'm not forgetting it but I'm rather amused by how all the 'cultures'
have British phrasing... especially after folks Britpick HP fanfic for
Americanisms. {g}


> I don't believe the books were written in chronological order.

They weren't.  The gal suggested I take the books in published order:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

But also said many prefer reading them in chronological order:
The Magician's Nephew (read by Kenneth Branagh)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Michael York)
The Horse and His Boy (Alex Jennings)
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (Lynn Redgrave)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Derek Jacobi)
The Silver Chair (Jeremy Northam)
The Last Battle (Patrick Stewart)

> Is there a preference to a UK vs US reader as there is for the HP
> audio books?

Based on the selection, I'd say there isn't a US vs. UK reading. {g} 
She shared all seven of her copies, so I have MP3s of the lot for
'sampling'.

Hmm, actually, now I know why she suggested published order and not
chronological.  I might've liked it better that way because _The Horse
and His Boy_ really threw me for a loop.

Dina