Almost 40 years ago I received a paperback box set of the Chronicles of Narnia for my birthday as a gift from my sister. I’d already read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe so she thought the set would be a good gift. As it was the school holidays I could sit there and devour the books, reading them all inside of 6 days. I still have that box set with me, even though other treasured books from childhood were given away to nieces […]
A mostly forgettable collection about Narnia
If you recall, my Harry Potter and Philosophy review foreboded that not all X and Philosophy books are created equal. Well. I have found the Salt to Harry Potter and Philosophy’s Pepa. Which is too bad, since I was really interested to see what these academics and writers would have to say about The Chronicles of Narnia. I’ve discovered that when it comes to The Chronicles of Narnia, there are often a few camps, and people tend to reaaaaaaally stick to those camps without diverging […]