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Friday March 28 2025 - Flynn Friday

For those of us who have rather a "thing" about the braces and holster!

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So, I finally finished my re-read of The Chronicles of Narnia which I started on February 5th (I am a very slow reader).

I did it partly because I only remember 4 out of 7 books and because I've always ranked The Silver Chair as my number one but in almost all Narnia book rankings I've seen done by the others, it's almost always at the bottom two. And so I began to doubt the judgement of my 12-year-old self.

And now that I had re-read them all as a 20+ year-old, here is my new ranking:

1. The Horse and His Boy

Excellent, excellent worldbuilding.

2. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

You can't beat the OG.

3. The Last Battle

Okay, but wtf is going on (affectionate).

4. The Magician's Nephew

I've always loved prequels.

5. Prince Caspian

I don't remember it being this magical.

6. The Silver Chair

Okay, I understand everyone now.

7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This one looks more like it was a series of its own; with one book being about one of the islands they went to. Also excellent worldbuilding.

What I noticed and liked best on this re-read is how intricately detailed I imagined the world was as I read them. This is definitely because I have a wider vocabulary now. I used to not know what 'turret' and 'spire' are (English is not my first language) but now, I do not only know what they are but how they are different to one another. I owe it to having a background in architecture.

I enjoyed HHB so much because of how excessively detailed I imagined every location was because I know exactly what C. S. Lewis was describing. I knew what patterns he talked about, even the specific type of arch that can be seen on the entryways of Susan's room in Calormen.

And it made reading Narnia twice, or even thrice, as beautiful, magical, and enjoyable than before.

Thank you so much, C. S. Lewis. This was such a wonderful experience.

Completely agree, but I'd put Voyage off the Dawn Treader up in between HHB and LWW.

I haven't read The Last Battle in maybe 10 years. The rest I reread constantly (skipping Silver Chair).

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I love soldier women

I was literally just thinking about Lyudmila this morning. What a badass. And did all this at 25 years old.

Happy Women's History month!

Hero and Don John in the Garden Based on Kenneth Branagh's 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1993)

A thousand thanks to Lamonyo for this gorgeous art! The longer I look at it, the more beautiful it becomes 💖

Absolutely SCREECHING IN SHEER DELIGHT!!!!!!

Sharing this again just because. ❤️

how the hell did hero manage to marry claudio after he literally THREW HER OVER A CHAIR at their wedding IN FRONT OF EVERYONE?? AND YELL AT HER AND ACCUSE HER OF CHEATING???

Always fascinating to me in any version of Much Ado About Nothing to see how awful Claudio can be and get away with it.

When are they going to let Beatrice beat this guys ass?

"KILL CLAUDIO" has never been more relevant. 😡

This, among many other reasons, is why I will ALWAYS prefer Hero x John together.

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