Meg Reads: The Magician’s Nephew (Narnia 1)

As a family, I started this as a read aloud book in early Spring. We finally finished it up a couple weeks ago. Reese, Quincy, and Corbin each had gone ahead to finish the book on their own, and the younger 4 children held little interest. It was a bit of a drag to keep Soren interested, and I probably should have just shelved it, but we were SO close to the end (like 20 pages) that I made him stick it out. He didn’t mind the snuggle. 

I thought this would be a series the whole family would enjoy reading out loud, but they begged for something different and I obliged. The Willy kids are just not ready to love CS Lewis, and that’s ok. 

I did love tying in the creation, the fall, the veil, the healing power of the atonement, and agency parallels that are symbolized throughout the book.  Only Reese and Quincy appreciated that, though. Corbin and Soren loved my British accents for the characters, especially Polly and Diggory. But overall, no one loved it like I thought they would.