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Which of these awesome books is just a bit more awesome than the rest? Poll was created on Jun 21, 2020

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Poll results: Which of these awesome books is just a bit more awesome than the rest?
Voter(s): 38
Poll was created on Jun 21, 2020
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (LWW)  -  votes: 5 / 13.2%
5
13.2%
Prince Caspian (PC)  -  votes: 5 / 13.2%
5
13.2%
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (VDT)  -  votes: 9 / 23.7%
9
23.7%
The Silver Chair (SC)  -  votes: 11 / 28.9%
11
28.9%
The Horse and His Boy (HHB)  -  votes: 12 / 31.6%
12
31.6%
The Magician's Nephew (MN)  -  votes: 8 / 21.1%
8
21.1%
The Last Battle (LB)  -  votes: 7 / 18.4%
7
18.4%

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Eagle Scout
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I like VDT the most. It is so differnt from the the other books. It has many stories that all come to gether into one.
1. VDT
2.LB (Has a very deep meaning and is told magnificently)
3.MN (For pretty much the same reason as LB)
4.HHB (A rather differnt book it is the definition of adventure story. Its gonna be a great moive.)
5.SC (It seems more like a mystery book, which is okay I guess.)
6.LWW (Although it is by far the most famous book, and the one that first got me into Narnia, I feel it was surpassed by the later books.)
7.PC (Altough the characters were awesome, the story was lacking something. it seemed more like a story that was writen as you go along rather than a book that was carefully planned out. It seems to be at the bottom of a lot of peoples' list.)

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Posted : July 21, 2010 12:40 pm
aragorn2
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NarniaWeb Junkie

MY favorites would be
1.HBB
2.VDT
3.PC
4.LB
5.MN
6.SC
7.LWW

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Posted : September 28, 2010 4:41 pm
Valiant
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1.LWW- My introduction to Narnia. I always felt it was the most magical.
2.SC- I love the themes found here. I also like Puddleglum character
3.LB-Is filled with emotion and excitmemnt
4.HHB- Shasta, Aravis, and I loved the general story
5.MN-I liked finding out about all the "other worlds." I was glad to find out the WW's,Professor's, and and Wardrobe's backstory
6.VDT- I liked finding out why the children came to Narnia. I loved the "I have another name,' line
7.PC- My least favorite b/c of the flashback and how we just cut off from the Pevensies all of a sudden. I just didn't like the structure.


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Posted : October 23, 2010 5:01 am
Shastafan
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Here's my list:

1.VDT: I loved the idea of sailing the unknown, and discovering things like dragons, dufflepuds, and stars! The emotional plot is also what I cherish, including Eustace's conversion. Maybe this is why I'm upset about the changes, but I still love it! :D

2.HHB: This one is my mom and sister's favorite book, and I can't help loving it. Just like VDT, it has the the feeling of the unknown, and I love how brave and wistful Shasta is, hence my name! ;)

3.MN: I read this one first, and I relish in seeing the first days of Narnia. Digory and Polly are awesome, and Digory's struggle with his dying mother is very sweet and makes me feel sympathetic for him.

4.SC: Eustace, Jill, and Puddlegum make this story intriging to me. The plot is also very cool, and I like the idea of going underground to save a trapped prince. :)

5.LWW: Although I don't like this book as much as the others, I love getting to Alsan sacrifice himself for Edmund, and the fight between good and evil. Because I don't like it as much, maybe that's why most of the movie works well with me! :)

6.LB: This is definetly the darkest of all the books. It has very strong themes, and I'm glad that everyone(except Susan) returns to Narnia. Because of the darkness, this book is definetly not my favorite, but it's still a great, meaningful conclusion to Narnia.

7.PC: Even if this one is my least favorite of them all, it's a fantastic story that is very well done. Reepicheep is spectacular, and the other characters are very lovable. I'm sure this is why I'm extremely neutral to the changes in the movie, since this one wasn't very important to me. #:-s


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Posted : October 25, 2010 5:59 am
Elanor
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I'm actually surprised that LWW isn't highest, and I had a hard choice whether to vote for it or VDT. In the end, I went with the latter.
Does anyone think that more people like it because of the movie coming up? I'm not sure myself.
But I've always loved it so much!!


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Posted : October 25, 2010 6:21 am
aragorn2
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I never really cared for LWW, it doesn't seem as well written as the others, maybe it is he just hadn't perfected his Narnia writing style :- :-

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Posted : October 25, 2010 2:24 pm
Katana
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I voted for Prince Caspien, its been my favourite of the series for a while now, I love the storyline and I especially like the end when all those people follow Aslan and are freed from a strict, advanced, world that for the most part doesnt encourage creativity or imagination...... kind of like ours :( ( most of the time)

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Posted : October 25, 2010 2:39 pm
amarlie24
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^^ I would say the VDT is my favorite though I really wanted to read the LWW and also watch its movie again and again. Too bad I don't like the LB though somehow I liked it in a different way... :p

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Posted : November 17, 2010 12:34 am
Adamant
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1. VODT
2. LWW
3. LB
4. HHB
5. MN
6. SC
7. PC

This was really hard, but VODT is clearly my favourite. I just love the happy and bright adventure - theme, and the ending is beautiful and epic.

PC, well.. I just didn't find the story so interesting. It's awesome book and I love Peter's and Miraz's duel, but it just wasn't as great as the other books.

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Posted : November 18, 2010 4:31 am
MagiciansNephew1
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NarniaWeb Regular

Well, here are my book rankings:

1) The Magician's Nephew: This is my favorite book for many reasons. For example, I loved the whole situation in Charn and the Wood Between the Worlds. It just opens up so many possibilities for one to think beyond the book. I also loved to see how Narnia was created!

2) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: VDT is my second favorite book, as it is the one that best captures the magic and wonder of Narnia. When you read it you might as well be flying, as that was how I felt when I first read it. It is also the most emotional book out of the seven.

3) The Last Battle: This gets some criticism for being too dark; however, I like it for that. It just feels so separate from the rest of the books in its mood. It is the most epic out of the seven, and has some of the best characters (see Jewel).

4) The Silver Chair: This one is also epic, and I love the "gray" feel of it. However, I also feel that this one conveys the magic of Narnia as well. It has the Parliament of Owls, and one of my favorite scenes of the book in Aslan's Country.

5) The Horse and His Boy: This is the funniest of the seven, and has some fantastic quotes and scenes. I love Lasaraleen's ideal capital punishment and Corrin's remark about the Bolt of Tash. However, I have to put it low because it just sometimes feels cheesy to me.

6) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: This one doesn't work for me as much as the rest probably just because I already knew the story when I read it. It is a great book, and would be much higher on this list if it was my introduction to Narnia, but alas, it wasn't.

7) Prince Caspian: Well, one's gotta finish last. Sadly, it's this one. It just feels too slow to me. I didn't like the flashback that Trumpkin told the Pevensies. After a while, I just didn't really care anymore about Caspian. I wanted to know what happened to the Pevensies. And when that story finally comes, even that one isn't all that good.

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Posted : November 29, 2010 9:27 am
Lucy of Narnia
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1. The Horse and His Boy. (hard, it was either that or LWW, but I just read HHB for the first time, and it was fabulous! A great new, exciting adventure- without the heart-winning Pevensies even!)

2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Great story! A real classic!

3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. (above Prince Caspian only because of PC's long back story!)

4. Prince Caspian.

5. The Silver Chair (it will be great as a movie I'm sure, and the book itself is good too, just not THAT good IMO...)

6. The Last Battle (sad, but at least we can see everybody again!)

7. The Magicians Nephew (probably'll make a good movie, though)

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Posted : December 6, 2010 12:44 pm
Cineadh
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1:VDT - My favorite by far. Chock full of symbolism, imagery, and supposition. I've been desperately hoping sacrificing small animals for looking forward to the film since I heard they were shooting the first one. I've yet to see it but I can only hope it's held onto the key points Lewis was attempting to drive at.
2:LB - You can't get much better than a Narnian apocalypse!
3:LWW - The book that started it all. I have a fondness for this one that I can never shake; after all, one only has to look at the mystery and wonder of Narnia as it's first slowly unfurled into our imaginations.
4:SC - One word to explain my likes for this one: Puddleglum
5:MN - The creation story, thus a prequel. It's still enchanting, but it didn't enthrall me as well as the others.
6:PC - I won't say 'meh', because there's still so much here. However, I can't help but feel this one wasn't written with as much 'oomph' as the others.
7:HHB - While I didn't dislike Horse and His Boy, this one was definitely the most 'out of place'. Not only did it not take place in Narnia, but its central characters are never really seen or heard from again. It almost feels like a side story or novella.

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Posted : December 10, 2010 9:07 am
Lilygloves
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I just adore The Silver Chair. It is such an unusual story and Puddleglum shows such significant faith, similar to Trufflehunter in Prince Caspian. I guess I just have good memories of reading The Silver Chair. I also love the quotes from The Horse and His Boy and the humor in The Magician's Nephew. I guess The Last Battle is my least favorite because it is so dark, even though they end up in Alsan's country in the end. But the majority is deception and death. However, especially in The Last Battle and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, I do love the connections to Christianity which I feel are more portrayed in those 2 books.

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Posted : December 18, 2010 11:59 am
JillPoleFan565
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NarniaWeb Nut

1. MN
2. LB
3. VOTDT
4. LWW
5. SC
6. HAHB
7. PC

personally i thought HAHB and PC dragged a little bit. MN explained so much and made the whole series make more sense and it is so magical that is why it is my favorite. LB has so much action and it really keeps you in it. SC i could really relate to the character of Jill so it just made it so much more interesting to me.

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Posted : January 1, 2011 1:00 pm
Radagast of Mirkwood
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NarniaWeb Regular

1. The Last Battle: This book that made me love Narnia in a way that I had never loved any book series before. The story goes from tragic ending on Stable Hill to the Joy of the real narnia in such an amazing way. Plus It is probably the only book where I am attached to nearly every "hero" character. When even very minor characters such as the Boar died, I felt exteremely sad as if I had already knew them well. 10/10

I would probably rank the rest,

2. Horse and his Boy
3. The Magician's Nephew
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Silver Chair
6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
7. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

I honestly love them all and the order of them changes constantly. With LB always at #1.


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Posted : January 2, 2011 8:47 am
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