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The current publisher bases its numbering according to internal chronology on a letter CS Lewis wrote to a young reader, telling him he could read them in that order if he wanted. Whether Lewis actually wanted them to be read in one order or another is up for debate.

Of course, one of the favorite topics of conversation among Narnia fans is what happens to Susan in The Last Battle? Neil Gaiman wrote a short story that addresses it, but I didn't care much for his take on it.

My wife bought a set of the Narnia books several years ago. I intended to read them all as well to, I suppose, fill that Harry Potter void. I read The Magician's Nephew first (as per the order indicated by the set) and was completely unimpressed, so much so that I didn't continue reading the series.

I'm fairly certain I read LWW when I was a kid and enjoyed it. But I found the writing style, plot and characters of TMN so terrible that I was turned off reading further.

I realize that those books were written for children and that you have to take that into account when you read these. But as it is, I'm surprised I even managed to finish TMN. It even turned me off of an inkling I had to read the Oz books.

I don't know that if I had chosen to read LWW first that I would have felt differently. I kind of doubt it because all of those elements of TMN were such a complete misfire for me.

I feel the same way about LOTR. I realize that it was groundbreaking in terms of plot for its time, but once I reached the Tom Bombadil part I found the writing style so cumbersome that I didn't bother finishing the book.

I was watching trailers when I went to see a movie in the theater recently ...

and I thought ... I wish this movie was a Harry Potter movie.

I'm with Ibby on LOTR. It just never lived up to the hype for me.

Although the Harry Potter movies left a lot of scenes out, I find they kept most of the essentials. I have few complaints of the pacing in the movies.

I read the LotR trilogy between the first and second films. Wasn't in love with them but didn't hate them either. I'd say I moderately enjoyed them. Couldn't BELIEVE how long it took for the four hobbits to reach "The Prancing Pony" in FotR after they left the Shire! It was only a few minutes screen-time!

Overall, the HP movies were adapted rather well. I initially had lots of problems with the cuts in PoA-on, but I'm mostly okay with them now. EXCEPT for the decision to leave out the significance of Harry's patronus being a stag! It's the single most unforgiveable cut in all those films, imo, because it robs the book of what I feel was its defining moment!!!

I was especially pleased by the 2-part adaptation of Deathly Hallows, though, and find myself enjoying each re-watch of them tremendously. This is despite the fact that it bugs me that Pettigrew's fate is mysteriously missing.

The final fate of Pettigrew is a very important part of his character, IMO. It shows that he's not all THAT bad and gives some insight into why he originally joined You-Know-Who; maybe if he'd been shown more kindness as a child he wouldn't have turned. Who knows.

I also preferred the two-part Deathly Hallows movie to the preceding ones. Splitting Deathly Hallows into two allowed for better pacing!

The Potter series was great fun. Of course, the kids at one library I managed called me "Voldemort" because I'm bald and they thought I was mean because I enforced the rules.

If only they realized how cute you are! Too cute to be Voldemort, for sure.

Aww, thanks, Ibby, but Ralph Fiennes is certainly cute too.

Do you get all weak in the knees when you see him, Rocky?

Not exactly, but he certainly is cute and he played Voldemort.

I'm watching Jason Isaacs in Awake now! Also a Harry Potter alum.

HA HA! smart ass kids!!! I would have Avada Kedavra'd them all!!!!

muahahahahahahaha!

So it is YOU who is the real Voldemort!

:oops:

Get im boys!! *zap*

How do you know I didn't?

*surreptitiously unfriends Rocky on Facebook, so Rocky can't track me down to Avada Kedavra ME!*

I see there will be some friendly competition for the title of Voldemort!

now that's evil.

Or so you think...

*gasp* why do I hear something moving in the next room?!

And I'm not kidding around!