The Magician's Book - A Review and Giveaway
>> Thursday, January 01, 2009
I can remember reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis sometime in elementary school. It was the only C. S. Lewis book in the small school library so I missed out on the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia until many years later.
By the time I read the rest of the Chronicles I fully understood Lewis' Christian allegory within the stories. Not being brought up in a religious household this didn't bother me in the least. In fact, the entire idea of Aslan was comforting to me.
Laura Miller, on the other hand, felt almost betrayed when she realized the connection between Narnia and Christianity. Her book, The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia takes you through her life and the life of C.S. Lewis. It is a fascinating read but not so quick as I had initially thought it would be. By the end of the book you will feel like you spent a week with your most intelligent friend in deep discussion.
You can access an excerpt of The Magician's Book here.
I want to thank Miriam at Hachette Book Group for letting me review this book. Thanks to her generosity I am passing on my book to one lucky reader. It's like new- I have a crazy respect for books.
To qualify visit Hachette Book Group and take a look at the most viewed books on their site. In the comments section tell me which of those books interests you the most.
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25 comments:
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
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I'll have to say, "The Host", by Stephanie Meyer, especially since she is all the rage right now. Reading the description it almost sounds like a Stephen King story and I've really enjoyed a lot of his books.
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And I know it doesn't get my another entry, but I'll put your button up, too!
The Host for sure! I read that book, I struggled through it. I luckily kept on reading it though because by the end, I loved it. Couldn't & still can't stop thinking about the world she created in it!
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The Host by Stephanie Meyer. This one is on my list right now. I love her writing, and can't wait to read this one too.
Thanks!
Kellyn
I tweeted!
I subscribed too. I can't believe I didn't do that sooner!
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell looks good.
I subscribe.
I retweeted the contest (im mysticconn)
The Host by Stephanie Meyer looks the most interesting to me
I subscribe and have your button
To me the most interesting on is The Host by Stephanie Meyer.
I soooooo love Dewey
The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by By Vicki Myron. Can't wait to read this amazing book!
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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I also subscribe! : )))
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And, I TWITTERED about this fabulous give~away.......user name: leahita.
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The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by By Vicki Myron sounds great!! Thanks for the chance!!
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i would also say the host by stephanie meyer thanks for the contest
I'd like to read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
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I'd love to read "The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron. : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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I'm a subscriber! : )))
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And, I TWITTERED about this fabulous give~away.......user name: leahita.
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Beat The Reaper looks good to me.
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