On the Yellow Brick Road Adventure is a Few Steps Away ( A Book Review of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz ) Growing up, I was never the kind of kid who is fond of reading books. It was … Continue reading
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The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
So Long, Narnia (A Book Review of The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis) Right from its opening sentence C. S. Lewis’s concluding book in The Chronicles of Narnia series homes in that matters are off to an ominous start. … Continue reading
The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
The Creation of Narnia (A Book Review of The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis) For readers who have started their journey in the magical land of Narnia by means of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and subsequent … Continue reading
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
Over and Under Narnia (A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s The Silver Chair) The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis is considered the penultimate book in The Chronicles of Narnia, and I have no contention why readers said that … Continue reading
The Horse and his Boy by C. S. Lewis
Flight to the Free Land of Narnia (A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s The Horse and his Boy) What makes C. S. Lewis’s The Horse and his Boy special among the books in The Chronicles of Narnia is it’s … Continue reading
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
On the High Seas and at the Edge of Narnia (A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) Edmund and Lucy, the young ones in the Pevensie siblings are in for a rotten luck. While … Continue reading
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
Journey Back to Narnia (A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian) The holidays are now over for the Pevensie siblings; a year has passed since their magnificent adventure in the magical land of Narnia. On the train station … Continue reading
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The Land Beyond the Wardrobe (A Book Review of C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) One is never too old to appreciate a good story; this can never be truer when I opened the pages of … Continue reading
Discovering the Land Inside the Wardrobe this November
I’m quite ashamed to admit that at my age — having read popular fantasy series like J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, Raymond Fiest’s The Riftwar Saga and Terry Brook’s Shannara … Continue reading
High in the Clouds by Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar, and Philip Ardagh
High on but Short (Thoughts on High in the Clouds by Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar, and Philip Ardagh) Blogger’s Note: SPOILERS BE WITHIN! It’s no surprise that, time and again, some celebrities and personalities are turning to writing and of … Continue reading
Surprise Splurge!
As you may well know the crazy book sale season was over and done with a week ago, and I had some really nice purchases from bookstore branches here and there. Yet the book buying spree seems to haven’t stopped … Continue reading
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Rabbits’ Quest (A Book Review of Richard Adams’s Watership Down) The Jungle Book, The Wind in the Willows, The Chronicles of Narnia, Winnie the Pooh and Animal Farm, now what do these books, with the addition of this humble blog’s … Continue reading
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Web of Friendship (A Book Review of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web) My first encounter with E.B. White is through this slim book called The Elements of Style, written in part by his former English professor William Strunk Jr., and a … Continue reading