So I saw a little Buzz Feed article the other day about Harry Potter, and it included Tweets from people who said HP books helped pull them through difficult times, they were feeling hopeless and hurt, and they immersed themselves in the HP World until they felt better.
I think that Narnia has that power as well -- when as a young adult I had pretty much messed up my life and made myself stressed out and physically ill from partying too much and working too hard and other destructive habits, I had to take it easy for a little while after surgery ... and found the Narnia books a kind of doorway to a pleasant, quiet, healing place?
Has anyone else had this experience of sheltering yourself or finding hope or solace in a book or series of books? Now, as an older person, I can see that I return to Jane Austen books often for the familiar happy endings ... for a while it was Star Trek books, I could escape to another world and rely on a satisfactory ending.
But Narnia was the best, most immersive, I think, at the time I needed it most.
Anyone have similar experiences?
I think that Narnia has that power as well -- when as a young adult I had pretty much messed up my life and made myself stressed out and physically ill from partying too much and working too hard and other destructive habits, I had to take it easy for a little while after surgery ... and found the Narnia books a kind of doorway to a pleasant, quiet, healing place?
Has anyone else had this experience of sheltering yourself or finding hope or solace in a book or series of books? Now, as an older person, I can see that I return to Jane Austen books often for the familiar happy endings ... for a while it was Star Trek books, I could escape to another world and rely on a satisfactory ending.
But Narnia was the best, most immersive, I think, at the time I needed it most.
Anyone have similar experiences?