The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
Fantasy
Reviewed by V. Darpino
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are four siblings sent to live in the country
with the eccentric Professor Kirke during World War II. One day when playing
hide and seek, the youngest Lucy, hides in a wardrobe. In the back of the
wardrobe she finds a snowy magical land. When in this land she meets a faun
named Tumnus who invites her over for tea. She accepts and as they were having
tea he admits to her that he is under the rule of the White Witch and is
instructed to hand over any human they come into contact with. She convinces
him to let her go and she hurries back to the wardrobe. When entering back into
the house, she finds Peter, Susan, and Edmund. Lucy insists that she was gone
for hours but the three don’t believe her. Finally one day after accidently
breaking a window, they have nowhere else to hide except in the wardrobe. After
closing the door to the wardrobe they slide to the back and stumble upon the
magical white world. After apologizing to Lucy, they ask where she wants to go
first and she insists on going to Tumnus’s house. When finding that he was
taken by the wolf police, they decide that maybe they should go back. Before making
it back they come upon a talking beaver who tells them they need to hide.
This is where there adventure starts. They are chased by wolves and the White Witch and many other creatures trying to kill them. It is an up-beat story that keeps you on the edge of your seat
throughout the entire book. C.S. Lewis does an excellent job in putting real
life images in your head. She made the story interesting and hard to put down.
I thought this book was well written and rated it 4 out of 5 stars. I would recommend
this book to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy.
