Chronicles of Narnia

Another gift I received this Christmas season is the Chronicles of Narnia set. All 7 books in their revised, chronological order. I read all of these books back in middle school but remember very little about them. The best part about the series is that an adult can read each book in 2-3 hours. I've completed the Magician's Nephew and the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

I'd forgotten how much of C.S. Lewis's narrative is self-aware. It seems that he is constantly referring to his inability to describe something of awe-inspiring nature, or the fact that the characters told the stories long after, or that the "people" of Narnia wouldn't understand his description involving some human-made invention. This was distracting at the start, but has since been phased out by the stories that have yet to become completely familiar, but certain parts strike a bell. Generally, the stories are too short and basic for me to appreciate them individually as I do Lord of the Rings, but the anthology tells a grand tale that fancies my old interest in Mythologies. I am very interested in knowing the full story, the twists, turns, climaxes, and resolutions that make the story unique. The medium defines how that is presented. It could be in printed word, comics, film, or otherwise and the story is constant. That's what I want to know. That way my imagination can fill in the gaps that the medium could not present.