Which Is Your Favourite Of The Books?

[Sp00nie]

Well I always liked the Last Battle best, what about the rest of you?
(I put this thred in the lion the witch and the wardrobe category because thats the first book, and there isnt a category for all the books at once :))

[tgraveline]

i'll give you that answer once i read them all, lol. Then you will have my divine influence on this thread.

tg

[BraveChamp]

Originally posted by Sp00nie@Jan 3 2004, 05:50 AM
(I put this thred in the lion the witch and the wardrobe category because thats the first book, and there isnt a category for all the books at once :))
Well now there is.

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erm...

I got to read just two more... then I'll make my decision.

[Mercury]

I still have five books to read. I am such a slow reader :rolleyes: out of The Magicians Nephew and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe i like the latter best. I'll be voting once i read them all.

[Lady Juliette]

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader... Unforgetable memories... It inspired me so much... I even wrote a poem that makes me feel all those feelings that I felt back then.

Those images... The waterfall... the sea... sweet the water was...

Oh yes, no doubt. Years might have passed, but the Voyage lies in my heart, bitter sweet its taste...

With respect,

[Monkeh]

I agree. The Voyage is the best book. But they are all still awesome.

[Pretzel Head]

I gotta say TLTWTW as my personal favourite. I tend to remember the BBC series more than the books, being so hooked on that show. Close second comes Voyage definitely.

[B1-66ER]

Last Battle for me please. :D

[faeriechylde]

I voted The Horse and His Boy, but I'm not sure why :unsure: ... I guess because it's the only one where the main characters aren't from our world, so that makes it different and more interesting. And it's about horses!!! ;) Dawn Treader used to be my favorite, but only because I had a crush on Caspian :D I would definitely say that Last Battle is the deepest, though. I had to read the ending several times to understand it, but I still don't :huh:

[Specter]

I'll explain the ending to ya after I re-read it. It's been over 10 years since I read it last.

[Y. Fish]

I voted for the Magician's Nephew. First I ever read in the series, and always the favorite-- I even made this really cool shirt to wear to the LOTR movie that said "Sure, you know about the One Ring to rule Middle Earth, but do you know about the two rings that can get you there?" It's also pretty strange that I have a great uncle and a great aunt named Frank and Helen.

[AngelStephie]

I voted silver chair, then changed my mind, sorry.
I'd have to say the Magicians Nephew. I love how it starts off the entire series. I kidna like Uncle Andrew, crazy man that he is. But then again, everyone thought Einstein was crazy too ;) See, Polly and Diggory assumed he was mad, but he did indeed do something wonderful, opened their eyes to Narnia. I just think the books amazing, I love how the witch goes into Polly and Diggoiry's world and takes charge right away. Uncle Andrews like her slave right again, although I'm sure it was because he was terrified. I love it!!

[HopetoTrust]

I'd have to say the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe mainly b/c it's what started it all and I always secretly wished that there was a closet in my house that would bring me to a brand new world, trust me it was a sad dissappointment when I realized that I didn't have any cool closets like that.

[plastik]

I've always liked Caspian and Voyage.

[May Lafay]

:o Nothing to say, love them all:D

[Strawberry]

I love them all but despite reading Lion/Witch/Wardrobe every Christmas, my favourite is The Magician's Nephew. I read it when I was a very young girl and in our house we had an attic that went right round the house. I used to go in and look for a door into other houses, wondering if I would find Uncle Andrew or the two rings. Silly! It was the first one I read which may be why I choose it as my favourite too.
And yes I did walk into wardrobes for many years after reading Lion et al hoping to find the lampost in the snow and Mr Tumnus!

[Between_the_Worlds]

The Last Battle

All the way!!! It is the most profound and the deepest of the whole series. It is also amazingly allegorical, especially towards the end. There is just something about it that makes me feel light and happy (only towards the end though).

Other than TLB, I'd have to pick TMN, TLTWTW, TVOTDT, PC, THAHB, TSC.

[Specter]

LWW = The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
PC = Prince Caspian
VDT = The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
SC = The Silver Chair
HHB = The Horse and His Boy
MN = The Magician's Nephew
LB = The Last Battle

;)

As for me, I'll be deciding soon. I've read all but the last 50 pages of LB so far.

[faeriechylde]

Well, I know you finished reading them all, now, Paul... so, did you decide?

[Gleeleaf]

I love all of them so much that I really cannot descide. For me, all the books are my favorite. Unfortunately, I can't see what other people have voted until I vote myself. I don't know who's brilliant idea that was. <_< Guess I'll never know.

[Y. Fish]

Actually, you can. Look under the graph at the top of the messages. There should be an option that says "View Poll Results" where you don't have to vote. Or at least, I think there's one there-- I could be wrong. Maybe I'm thinking of some other poll on a different forum... I know UO's polls are that way and they use the same format for their forum as this one.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I'd have to say that my favorite is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; I read it when I was really young, and I still like it alot!!!! I haven't read the book since when I was 11 or so, and now I'm gonna go read LB cuz I wanna see what the really deep allegories (I got who Aslan was at 7: now I want to see how deep the rabbit-hole goes at 15).

[Specter]

Welcome Aragorn51088! Having just read all 7 books again, I chose The Last Battle. I hope this one makes it to the big screen someday. Could be really well done!

[Queen Trace]

VoDT was my favourite though I did very much enjoy the magicians nephew. I mean to say last battle would be tough coz regardless you all know how much I found the ending confusing. Plus I think Lucy and Edmund then to introduce Eustance as such a dislikable folk it was just great! in the VoDT were just fantastic :D

Trace

[Specter]

Yeah, Eustace goes through quite a change. He becomes a lot more like Edmund, after Edmund changed at the end of LWW.

[Gleeleaf]

Eustace and Edmund are the best human characters because you can relate to them, being awfull people and then changing. I like them a lot. :)

Oh, and thanks for the info, Y. Fish! I can't believe I didn't notice that button before! :rolleyes:

[Lunis]

I guess if I had to choose one it'd be either SC or VDT, mostly because of Puddleglum and Reepicheep, and the way both books contain a lot of traveling. :D

[Gleeleaf]

I think if I had to choose between the two you just mentioned, I'd choose SC. Maybe. I really like both of them. It's just that VDT has a sad ending - a good ending - but I thought it was really sad. I miss reepicheep. :( :D

[Y. Fish]

Hear, hear! I cried when Reepy left!

[faeriechylde]

Yeah... and Lucy and Edmund couldn't come back to Narnia anymore! :(

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Yea, I remember crying when I first read the books and found out that once you got to a certain age, you couldn't go back. I also cried when Reepicheep left. Oh well. In the words of Forrest Gump, "That's all I have to say about that."

[Lunis]

Hmm, yeah. :mellow: Hey :o ....I like your sig Aragorn (Sam's speech from the book, right?). ;)

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Yep. I was having a hard time in school last semester, and I remembered that he said something like that in the movies, so I found it in the book. It was really encouraging, so now it's my on my AIM buddy info...I am such a geek! :D

[Warrior-Poet51088]

By the by, what's your sig from? (I meant to post this in the above post, but I forgot)

[dawntreader77]

i choose silver chair or hoarse and his boy
last battle is sad for me
magicians nephew is good but cant compete with s.c. or h.a.h.b.
same for the rest of them
:D

[Lunis]

Welcome dawntreader77! Yes, HHB is one of my favorites because of the Narnian culture, I love culture.. :D

[Gleeleaf]

Originally posted by Aragorn51088@Apr 27 2004, 05:49 PM
By the by, what's your sig from?
I think it's part of the Lay of Luthian. Isn't it, Luni? :huh:

[Y. Fish]

Yeah, that is where it's from! :D I felt so proud of myself for recognizing it, non-LOTRfan that I am.

[dawntreader77]

yeah lunis,i know what you mean.i like all the history it shares also. ;)

[Lunis]

Originally posted by Y. Fish@Apr 28 2004, 03:09 PM
Yeah, that is where it's from! :D I felt so proud of myself for recognizing it, non-LOTRfan that I am.
:lol: Yay! Good for you Fishy! :rolleyes: ;)

Oh, and thanks for sharing my opinion dawntreader! :lol: :rolleyes: ;)

[dawntreader77]

[QUOTE]''i cried when i read the books first and foun you couldnt go back after a certain age''-aragorn

dude i still cry when i read the last battle :lol: :lol:

[Gleeleaf]

So do I! :( Espescially when I think of Susan back in our world, without a family .... That is just SO sad!!! (I wanted to put a little bawling smiley face here, but I coldn't find one!)

[faeriechylde]

Wow, Fishy, I'm impressed that any nonLOTR-fan would recognize the Lay of Luthien. Even those who claim to be fans <_< just because they've watched the movies a gajillion times probably wouldn't know it. Have you read the books, or did someone else tell you about it? :huh:
That's one of my favorite poems in FOTR... but that's a different subject entirely. Sorry :D

[Y. Fish]

Well, I didn't remember it was called the Lay of Luthien. But I did remember it was from that poem about the ancient elvin queen who gave up immortality for her love that I came across that time I tried to read FOTR. (Got halfway through, too! :) ) I promise, I'll read at least the rest of FOTR over the summer. Or may my grandmother be fed to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Trall. ;)

[Lunis]

Originally posted by Y. Fish@May 1 2004, 12:17 PM
I promise, I'll read at least the rest of FOTR over the summer. Or may my grandmother be fed to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Trall. ;)
Agh, I hope you asked your grandmother (if you have one ;) ) before you went and promised that! :lol:

[Gleeleaf]

Your poor grandmother! :blink: :o :mellow:

[faeriechylde]

:lol: Wow! I'll read it to you myself to save your grandmother's life!
But anyway, yeah, by all means, do read FOTR, and the other two, because as good as the movies are, you can't beat the books. ;)

[Gleeleaf]

I've heard some people say that they think the books are boring, but that is only if you lack true appreciation for well written literature. I could never say they are boring. They intrigue me every time, and I've read them seven times. :D :rolleyes:

[Narnian warrior]

I dont know why but ive always liked the magicians nephew,probably because its the first one i ever read.

[Gleeleaf]

Welcome, Narnian Warrior! Cool avatar. Yeah, MN definately had it's good points. my favourite part is when Aslan sings Narnia into exsistence. :D

[AlwaysHis324]

I am partial to The Last Battle... so thats my number one favorite.
Followed by Dawn Treader
Then LWW
Then Silver Chair
Then Prince Caspian
Then Horse and His Boy
Then Magicians Nephew

But, I truly love them all. Best books (besides the Bible) ever written.

[Gleeleaf]

Welcome, AlwaysHis! :D BTW, What is your avatar of?

[AlwaysHis324]

Thanks for the welcome Greenleaf. My avatar is from my favorite movie of all time, The Princess Bride.

[Gleeleaf]

That's what I thought, that's why I asked. :D I love Princess Bride, and I recognized the pic, but from the distance I wasn't entirely sure, so I asked. ;)

[Lunis]

Welcome!!From Luni.....
Welcome to our, um, site. We are not all strange, but you may find that many of us are, to a certain degree. Lol, just trying to scare you is all. :rolleyes: ;)

[dawntreader77]

my name is dawntreader always his 324
you will find that im the strangest of them all
i can not right but a little bit more
for i believe i hear my mother call

yes....strange and lame i know :blink: im not sure where it came from lol
dont take what i say to heart for i know not what i say..[i havent had any food in a whille and its affecting me] ;)

[AlwaysHis324]

Thanks for the welcome all... and don't worry about being strange. I've got some strange blood in me. I think it heritary... I got it from my siblings. B)

[Lunis]

Ah yes, strange blood is becoming a bit common. Maybe it shouldn't be called strange anymore. ;) Watch out world, we strange-people are now becoming the majority. :lol: :rolleyes:

[dawntreader77]

haha!!lets go plan a evil plot to take over the part of the world thats not strange!!!!*mubles to self*''those losers'' ;)

[Gleeleaf]

Loosers indeed! If "strange" means "different" then whoever is not strange is not different and whoever is not different is not individual and must have been made in a factory! :lol: This is a weird rabbit trail!

[possumlover278]

my foavorite would have to be the magicians nephew
i love the book becuase it just tells the world how the world that we all love came to be
its the best of all 7 by far

[rabidfan]

I voted for VDT although its really a toss up between it and LB. I dont know what exactly I like about them, I just like them the best.

[white_witch87]

I liked "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," because it seems very important in all the series of the stories on how the children go inside a wardrobe that takes them to another land called Narnia and meet Aslan for the first time. :rolleyes:

[Emily_Cullen]

LWW of course I LOVE the movie :)

[LifeMaiden]

It's a tie between two books so far though I have not read the Last Battle and only started the Silver Chair.

I really liked LWW, of course, but I also greatly enjoyed VOTDT.

It's difficult to say because each book introduces new characters and plot, but there's also a continuing plot and Aslan, which seems to unify all the books in one way or another.

[Tsukiko]

the horse & his boy

[Cass P]

The Last Battle, absolutely.
Though I'm still feeling a bit distressed, knowing Susan's fate in the end ...

[ramandu's_daughter]

I really love VDT, but for my fave it is a tie between HHB (I like how it gives you more info on Archenland and Calormen) and PC (I like battle scenes, and Lucy has an awesome comeback to Edmund. It's on my signature:) )