My first impressions on the Chronicles of Narnia

     As a child I was aware of the Narnia series, just as I was aware of Harry Potter. For the series never really fell into my interest even as I saw commercial after commercial advertising the movie that was to come out. At the time I was far too enraptured in another world, the world of video games, to go out and explore it. As a new adult my first time stepping into the world of Narnia was certainly interesting, I found myself able to fall into it quite comfortably and it only took a couple nights to chew through the first book in the series. Though later I would find out that what was considered the first book in the series chronologically may not actually be the first book. Where I read "The Magician's Nephew" many other would say I should have read "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" first. While I am aware that in the series it may be possible to start with any book and have a good experience, I always tend to read in whatever order is intended. As with a TV series you could enjoy a random episode, you will be lost a bit in the overarching plot if you do so. However, despite all of this I find my curiosity peaked even more about the series. Even though the "first" book in the series was made after others, I think reading through the story with this additional context might lead to me being able to see something that might be hidden to others who started with "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" first. I can only hope that everything I have heard about the book will not lead me to expect too much and end up with a somewhat soured experience. But now I must only find the time to actually read the book!

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