http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3990 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 18:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3990&cpage=1#comment-23409 girldetective Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3990#comment-23409 Good to have that affirmation. I think it's almost always the case to read them in the order published (or at least, written, since many of the Austen/Bronte novels were written and published out of order). I may wait a bit, though, and try for some deliberately younger-skewing stuff to capture both the 5 and nearly 8yo. Good to have that affirmation. I think it’s almost always the case to read them in the order published (or at least, written, since many of the Austen/Bronte novels were written and published out of order). I may wait a bit, though, and try for some deliberately younger-skewing stuff to capture both the 5 and nearly 8yo.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3990&cpage=1#comment-23406 inquirer Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3990#comment-23406 A friend of mine, a noted Lewis scholar, says to always read Narnia in the order they were originally published. After listening to many a lecture on the subject, i have to agree. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the most magical. The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle are the most difficult of the series and deal with some very "grown-up" issues that can be better explored and understood after reading the rest of the series. I urge you to try them again ... the way Lewis intended them to be read. A friend of mine, a noted Lewis scholar, says to always read Narnia in the order they were originally published. After listening to many a lecture on the subject, i have to agree. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the most magical. The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle are the most difficult of the series and deal with some very “grown-up” issues that can be better explored and understood after reading the rest of the series. I urge you to try them again … the way Lewis intended them to be read.

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