The Magician's Nephew
May 30th 2008 05:40
The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis
The Magician's Nephew is technically the first novel of the series but it was the sixth novel that was published. It is more of a prequel than a first novel. It would have been probably better to start with the other novels. I have just finished it but I can't tell if I enjoy Narnia yet. It just feels like I'm dipping my toes in Narnia universe.
The Magician's Nephew is a creation story. Not only Narnia is created in this novel but Jadis, the witch is woken up from her sleep in another world she has destroyed and pushed into Narnia and so the conflict is set up between God and Satan or the lion and the witch who stand in for them.
This book is heavy on Christian allegory. I didn't mind the creation of Narnia but the forbidden fruit episode came off as heavy handed. I am not sure if I like C.S Lewis very much. There's absolutely no humour in him, nor color, nor drama. Still, this book is like a backstory for fans who have come to love the Narnia oeuvre, so I 'll have to read a couple of more Narnia stories to come to a conclusion.
I knew that both Pullman and Rowling based their novels on this series, though in different ways but I didn' realise that this work would be so central for the latter two. That's perhaps the most interesting excuse I allowed myself on finishing The Magician's Nephew.
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