The Magician's Nephew

I LOVE this book, as I love all of The Chronicles of Narnia. But this is NOT the first book in the series. Please, for the love of Narnia, do not read this one before you read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe if it is your first time reading the series! For further explanation read this: http://www.jenniferneyhart.com/2014/10/c-s-lewis-chronicles-of-narnia-correct.html

1/14/22 - I just finished re-reading The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis for the umpteenth time. I love this creation myth of Narnia. I love how Aslan sings Narnia into being. But this time, the quote that stood out to me the most was this one:

“My son, my son,” said Aslan. “I know. Grief is great. Only you and I in this land know that yet. Let us be good to one another.” - Aslan to Digory in The Magician's Nephew, by C. S. Lewis.
Isn't it interesting how different things stand out to us at different times in our lives even when re-reading the same books over and over again? The past two years have given all of us a lot to grieve, collectively. And in the past 6 months I've mourned the death of a dear friend, and then my Grandma.

So these words of comfort from Aslan, which follow a description of “great shining tears” in Aslan's eyes as he feels the grief Digory is feeling over Digory's mother being on her deathbed - well they just hit me differently this time.

2019 re-read (for #CSLewisBookClub on Twitter!)
2016 re-read
2010 re-read
2003 re-read in C. S. Lewis class in college
2000 re-read
1993-1999 - I'm sure I re-read this multiple times in those years
1992 read for the first time after falling in love with The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2nd grade