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

[Dina Lerret]

On 5/17/05, Geoff Bannister <gbannister10 at aol.com> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Dina Lerret 

> They were published at yearly intervals form 1950 to 1956. [JKR
> please note!! :-(]

As much as it would've fit the HP timeline to have them released only
a year apart... if this had been done, I wouldn't have experienced the
anticipation for upcoming book*s* since I got into the fandom around
June 2003. :-\

Though, I do admit it was rather nice to just zoom through HP books
1-5 with each being 'new' to me!


> Interestingly, your use of the title "Prince Caspian: the return to
> Narnia" is the first time I have ever seen it referred to like that.
> The first four books (in chronological order) had subtitles. Books
> 1,3 & 4 were subtitled "A Story for Children" while Book 2 was "The
> Return to Narnia". An English reader certainly doesn't refer to the
> second book by this rather unwieldy way and it doesn't appear like
> that on the front cover.

It was a compromise on the title since the audio book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060564407/103-3389969-5053440
had _Prince Caspian_ on the cover and I was never really familiar with
the series (other than the first published book).


> To be quite frank, I have never taken to "The Horse and his Boy". It
> really doesn't fit into the main story stream and I usually tend to
> leave it out when I occasionally go through the series again.

Aye, I was so... perplexed by THAHB that I wasn't sure if I wanted to
go through the rest.  However, _Return to Narnia_ did pick-up my
waning interest.


> I often draw people's attention to the closing chapters of "The Last
> Battle" as one of the most fascinating descriptions of heaven I know.
> And also to the dwarves as an example to be avoided. They have closed
> their eyes and minds to the truth for so long that they are totally
> unable to see it even hen it is in front of them.....

Hm, Return does bring up how much skepticism the dwarves have
adopted...  I'm still on _Voyage of the Dawn Treader_. :-)


> If you haven't read them, have a shot - but leave out THAHB at least
> the first time round.

Agreed.

Dina