tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592446021810335788.post4347172688858665815..comments2021-05-03T03:17:51.909-07:00Comments on Lone Oboe: chronicles of narniaGabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587734192703062955noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592446021810335788.post-52896632387157669242008-05-31T16:17:00.000-07:002008-05-31T16:17:00.000-07:00I guess growing up on Bible stories made me somewh...I guess growing up on Bible stories made me somewhat used to brutality! Go figure. <BR/><BR/>But I've not read the books in SO long maybe I'll get back to 'em someday. <BR/><BR/>Then again, maybe not. So many books, so little time left in this life 'o mine!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172401944836258683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592446021810335788.post-14215319216628080672008-05-29T11:08:00.000-07:002008-05-29T11:08:00.000-07:00PS I really don't remember where I read that about...PS I really don't remember where I read that about his war buddy's mom, so let's assume it was a disreputable source or that I misremembered it and give Mr. Lewis the benefit of the doubt. Oh, and my comments about it being brutal, bigoted, and misogynistic only refer to the last book, but I stand by those comments.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587734192703062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592446021810335788.post-52961332058064465992008-05-28T21:33:00.000-07:002008-05-28T21:33:00.000-07:00I loved the books as a child, and I also liked the...I loved the books as a child, and I also liked them when I reread them, but I did notice these things. Some of my more recent observations are not things that a child would likely pick up on. Pretty much all the villains are powerful women, and the Susan thing I find quite disturbing. If you read the wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_Of_Narnia) it seems I'm not the only person to have expressed these thoughts before. And the last book, well, basically everyone is killed, and it involves the slaughter of cute little woodland creatures. I do think CS Lewis meant well by them, and there is a lot of value in them, but there also some unpleasantries. Everyone is, after all, a product of their location and place in time.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587734192703062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592446021810335788.post-82056233981808048502008-05-28T13:50:00.000-07:002008-05-28T13:50:00.000-07:00I read the books so long ago I don't remember much...I read the books so long ago I don't remember much about them, but I did love them. I didn't see the misogyny or racism, but perhaps that's due to my own upbringing. (Things have changed a lot since I was a kid!) Maybe I'll read them again. My children read them on their own, and from what they said really liked them. Even the last one. <BR/><BR/>C. S. Lewis married Joy Davidman Gresham. She died of cancer, and he wrote a book, A Grief Observed, about his journey through grief which is quite real. I don't believe she was his best friend's mom, but that's only because it sure doesn't ring a bell! Hmm. Guess maybe I'll read up on that someday. In my free time. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen the movies ... I think I just fear disappointment too much, although my friends have liked them. Maybe someday ....Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172401944836258683noreply@blogger.com