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Summary: The Magician's Nephew
Review: It was a very groovy book. I recommend it to anyone who likes to read books about magic.
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Summary: Book Review of: The Magicians Nephew
Review: Have you ever dreamed about a land where animals talk? If so, you?ll love The Magicians Nephew. The Magicians Nephew By C.S. Lewis, which is about, Magic and choices, which is a fantasy genre. The main characters in this book are Digory, and Polly. Digory is a preteen boy with brown hair and a bowl cut. In this story his Mother is very possibly dieing. Digory meets a lion named,?Aslan.? Aslan has these apples that can save people. Aslan gives him one apple to Digory to give to his very sick Mother. But, He is hesitant about giving her the apple because when he gets home it changes colors. He does end up giving it to her and it saves her. Polly, a preteen girl with blonde hair plays the tag-a-long with Digory. Although, she does start this book by her taking a ring given by Digory?s Uncle Andrew which sends her to Narnia, and Digory goes after her. The setting is in Narnia buts starts out in London, England. The time seems to take place in the 1950?s. They make a transition from the city to the forest by magical rings. Though the city and the forest are opposites they seem not affected. Even though the plot is huge, I can put it in one sentence. This story is about a boy and a girl?s journey into a new world. This book The Magicians Nephew is a book about choice and magic. But it doesn?t really matter because it?s the best book I have ever read.
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Summary: Fine reading, book is not my favorite Narnian
Review: I really like the Narnia series, but I have to say, this book is not my favorite. This Harper Audio CD version is very well read though and makes it quite enjoyable. I bought it for my daughter, age 4, and the longer stretches without exciting action make it less than attention holding for her. She has done better with "The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, and "The Horse and His Boy". You should note, there are a couple, what I would assume are "britishisms", that might not be what you want your kid to hear. The magician uncle says several times of the witch that she is a "damned fine woman". If you were reading it aloud, you'd just skip that, but it is there. The reading is very well done. Actually, I did have one complaint. I'm trying to remember which book it was, but I think it was this one where the author had a very thin, not very lion-like voice for Aslan. Call it personal preference, but I think a lion should have a grand, kingly voice! Other than that though it was very good/well done. So far, "The Horse and His Boy" is my favorite, so you might consider that one as well.
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Summary: I love this book
Review: This was the greatest book I ever read. Digory had to save Polly who um... was sent to another world. Digory's uncle was the person who gave polly a ring to sent him to another world. Digory wore the ring and got two green rings to send them back. One of the green rings was for DIgory and the other was for Polly.
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Summary: Info
Review: In this book was cool.
I will tell you what happend.
A kid named Digory and Polly,They met somewhere like...In a garden.They found a room and it was Digory's House.Uncle Andrew was Digory's Uncle.I think that was his name.The book was about a good friendship and adventure.
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Summary: The "Genesis" of Narnia
Review: Chronologically, this is the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series (though it was the sixth published). This story features two children, Polly and Digore (who will grow up to be the Professor the children stay with in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe), who are the first to travel to the land of Narnia. First, however, they travel to another world, and there free an enchantress which then runs loose in Narnia.
This book tells the story of the creation of Narnia, as Aslan (a Christ-figure) sings a song which brings about all forms of life. Allegorically (Lewis said this series was not an allegory, but it still has symbolic and allegorical meanings), there is a 'fall' of Narnia, which is effected by Digore when he brings the sorceress to Narnia. There is also Digore's uncle, Andrew, who is so hard-hearted that Aslan's speech is to him just growling and roaring. He cannot understand Aslan because he does not want to (Lewis thought this was the problem with many who did not accept Christianity).
Besides providing the history of Narnia with a beginning, this book explains a great deal more about the other world. The origins of the lamppost, the wardrobe, and Professor Kirke from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are explained. This serves to enrich the land of Narnia, and provide a history for that great land. This book, along with the rest of the Chronicles, is a classic in children's literature.
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Summary: The beginning of the Chronicles...and Narnia
Review: I have to admit that this is my first time reading the Chronicles of Narnia, so I'm starting with the renumbered series. "The Magician's Nephew" is the story of Digory and Polly, a boy and girl thrust from their London neighborhood into the Wood Between the Worlds by way of magic rings developed by Digory's Uncle Andrew. Digory accidentally wakes the evil Queen Jadis and the children bring her back to London, where she begins to wreak havoc before they can get her back into the Wood. They also bring Uncle Andrew, a cabby and a horse named Strawberry. They go to another world and witness a type of genesis, as a new world is born, called Narnia, with the lion Aslan as its king. Digory must go on a quest for a silver apple and return with it to Narnia. I won't spoil the rest. The story begins as a fantastical fairy tale, and even though it's a children's book, there is a lot of depth for grown up children. As the land of Narnia unfolds, there are a lot of biblical currents, such as Aslan the creator, Jadis the temptress and the silver apples as the focal point of healing and knowledge. It's a fun story, rich in dialogue and description, but well-paced and orchestrated and worth repeated reading.
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Summary: the magicians nephew review
Review: The Magicians Nephew is the first book in the Chornicles of Narnia Series. Digory, the books main charctor, and his friend Polly venture to Digory's Uncle Andrews room. They discover that he has found a way to travel through the worlds through magic rings.
The rings take them to other world and in the other world the children relese a long time enemy, destoryer of Charn. They must find a way to rid them selves of this evil and to do so they need others help.
Aslan the Lion is the anwser to there problems. To find out the rest you'll have to read the book!
I thought the book was very well writen and pieced together well but the series must be read to understand the whole idea.
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Summary: A Wonderful Story for Children and Adults
Review: C.S. Lewis's "The Magician's Nephew" is the first in a exciting and original series that can be enjoyed by children and adults. The story involves a boy and a girl, Digory and Polly, whose Uncle dabbles in magic. When he offers them rings, both Digory and Polly find these rings have greater powers than even their Uncle expected. Lewis was a devoted Christian who wrote the series to reflect his religious beliefs. My only complaint is that at times, Lewis makes little effort to hide the fact that certain elements from "The Magician's Nephew" are directly from the Book of Genesis. Despite this "flaw," this is a wonderfully imagined book and very original. Recommended.
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Summary: My Opinion Cody B.
Review: I think that the book "The Magician's Nephew" is an ok book to read. The author showed how well he/she's imagination is. This book has its ups and downs however, I would rate this book a 4 because of authors other works, some are better some are worse. Some good points from the book are that it connects to the second book (The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe). One of my favorite chapters in this book was The bell and the hammer, because Digory and Polly have a fight over if they should strike the bell. Another chapter I liked was Stawberry's Adventure because Strawberry the donkey finally is chosen to be a talking animal. I liked the way the author wrote because I could follow the book easily. There was only one thing in this book I really didnt care for and that was - I thought Aslan came into the story too late in this book. Overall, this book was very fun to read.
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