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Summary: one of my favorites
Review: i got the box set from my grandmother when i was about 9 years old. these books are great for any age, they are the 1st harry potter series, that didn't get as much notice, but are great. i love the magicians nefew becuase of the sheer genius imagination you see in this book, and the others. i highly recomend this book, and if you like it, read the rest of the books, you will be glad you did.
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Summary: Different Worlds have different people
Review: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
A Review by Lindsey
The Magician's Nephew is a story about a boy named Digory and his friend Polly. They discover a passage way and find themselves forced into a new world by magic. In the different world and meet a queen named Jadis, who's an evil witch. Later they discover themselves in another world called Narnia, and have some important errands to run for a talking lion before the two friends could go back home to London. The characters are all very interesting. For example, the witch, Jadis, is very deceiving and wants everything her way and wants to rule everything too. On the other hand, Digory, is a serious person and doesn't like when things go wrong or bad. For instance, he made a bad mistake and intended to try to make it right again. The mistake he made was that he let the witch into Narnia instead of back into her own world. A couple parts in the story were kind of boring. I wish some parts could have been made a tiny bit more interesting. For example, when Jadis came to earth with Polly and Digory. I also wish the climax also came sooner in the book. It really didn't seem like the story was interesting to me because it wasn't exciting until about the middle of the book. Though, I understand the things before are needed to understand the good parts. The book was also somewhat predictable, probably because of my age. This story was still good. This is a fantasy book and it you love going off into other worlds instead of being on earth you'll like this book. This book would probably be best for readers from ages 10-13 because the reading level isn't very difficult, but anyone would like it if they love fantasies and the impossible happening.
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Summary: Who thinks of this stuff?
Review: This is one of those books that make you wonder how an authors mind works. This book sets up the whold Chronicles of Narnia series. The Magicians nephew is Digby (later Professor Kirke in The Lion, The Whitch, and The Wardrobe) who becomes the first human (along with his cohort Polly) to travel to Narnia, and other worlds. We get to see how Narnia was in its ideal state, before the White Witch entered and wreked havoc on the ideal land. This book also shows us the "structure" of the Narnia fantasy lands. It shows us the difference between good and evil, bravery and cowardice, benevolence and destructiveness. Read this one first, then move on to the rest of the Narnia books. As far as age is concerned, this is great for adults or older children. I have read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe aloud to my 4-year old. He enjoyed about one chapter a day, but couldn't sit for any longer. He has the World of Narnia book called "The Wood between the Worlds" which is based on this book, so he knew the characters (with pictures) coming in. I plan to read this whole series to him in a year or two.
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Summary: The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia)
Review: This was A great book it had suspence, scary parts, romantic parts it had everything packed into the book.I couldn't put it down. after you get down with the greeting part you are hooked. It also takes you from everyones point of view even know you have to go back into a part. This book was so good that i told everyone about it and know most of my friends are eading the Chronicles of Narnia. I loved the book.
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Summary: A great adventure book
Review: I am eight. Mom is posting this review. I liked the book becuase it had a lot of adventures in it. It has a boy with a flying horse, too. The boy's name is Digory. That's a funny name for a boy.
The Queen of Charn was scary.
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Summary: Kortney's Magic Book
Review: The Magician's Nefew was an exalent book. I Love so it was not the
first time I've raed one of his book's .So I expeted a it to be a
good book.It's a wonderful to start a series.
There are to children Digory and Polly.Who are cereuos kid's.who go on an edvencher ,on adseddent .Cause of Digores Uncel .
Ifor one encoried you to raed it.
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Summary: The Magician's Nephew
Review: The Magician's Nephew is a great start for Chronicles of Narnia. Two children, Digory and Polly, get rings from Digory's uncle. He gives them rings which give them the power to travel to different worlds and travel home again. They travel to lots of different worlds and have many different adventures. In one of the worlds they find an evil queen called Jadis who follows them back home. Polly and Digory take the queen to a different world where they meet a lion called Aslan and many different talking animals. Digory and Polly then have to go and get an apple to protect Narnia from the queen. Digory takes one apple back home to his dying mother. When Digory gives the apple to his mother she is cured. Digory buried the apple core and magic rings in his backyard. You will have to read the book to find out what happens. This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It makes you feel like you are in the adventures with the characters. I would recommend this book to anybody that can read. This adventure-fantasy is for people of all ages. I like the way it leads into the next book.
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Summary: Your life WILL be lacking if you don't read this book
Review: The Narnia series is spellbinding, beyond comparison.
Plot, character buildup, excitement - and importantly, the sense morale - they have everything! I started with this book and then read the rest of the series. Absolutely marvellous - years later I reread them, found them just as charming.
During the second read I became aware of the greater plot line - the good and evil struggle. Truly a masterpiece of a series. Tolkien's books are naturally beyond comparison as well - but with the exception of Bilbo, they belong in a different, far more demanding genre.
More like in the Odysseus and the Iliad category. Don't even mention the Potter name in the same year as the books above - just to see what all the hoopla was about, I read one of the Potter books.
I found the Potter book simplistic, stylistically lacking, character buildups minimalistic and plainly not a memorable book.
Sure, the plot had some merit, but oh so vapid. Like a Clinton speech, spellbinding at first, but five minutes later nary a word can be remembered.
I pity children who only get to read Potter. Read this book!
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Summary: The Magician's Nephew
Review: The parts of this book that kept me on my toes and reading were the lands they explored, the people they met, and the talking animals that Digory and Polly encountered. This book is about a boy named Digory who lives with his uncle Andrew, and a girl named Polly, who of course, lives with her parents. Digory's mother is very sick with a disease that has no cure, and when they meet each other they find something that has been a seceret for years. Rings....green and yellow rings. Each of the rings had its purpose to and from another world. When Digory overheard the maid's friend, just a common lady that works at the market, and her have a conversation, the lady said that she got some grapes from the land of youth. Then at that moment Digory knew that he could save his mother's life by finding her the fruit of youth that could cure her. In the end, the secret is still a seceet but it wouldn't be for long. Did Digory ever find the fruit of youth that could saved his mother's life? But where did he find it from? The moral of this book was just pure entertainment. This is one of C.S. Lewis's seven books that are wonderful to read. It is a sustaining thiller that will keep you on your toes!
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Summary: NARNIA'S SILMARILLION AND GENESIS
Review: If you've read some of The Silmarillion by Tolkien and the book of Genesis, then you'll have a fairly good idea of what The Magician's Nephew will cover. It sets the groundwork for the following books. Basically, it describes (in this order)how the Witch was awakened, how the Lion was found, how the land of Narnia and surrounding territories were created, and lastly, explains how the wardrobe came to be. But the adventures in this book are not limited to these. The reader will embark on a journey with the main characters Digory and Polly . . . and sometimes Uncle Andrew will come along, and many other unexpected persons. Not all of the story takes place away from our world, though. There are a few parts that take place during the present-day and age. And, obviously, those parts are not near as fascinating as when you get to read about the Wood Between the Worlds or Narnia itself. The excellent illustrations go along faithfully with the narrative, making the reading experience much more visual and enjoyable. In all regards, this book is--as Uncle Andrew would have said in his English accent--"A dem fine book, sir, a dem fine book."
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