First CS Lewis since reading and intensely disliking Narnia as a kid. Was told he considered this his best work. Intrigued and prepared for the worst, very pleasantly surprised. Deep, uncanny stuff, some weird stuff – Jungian vibes througho

Confession: I hated the Narnia books when I first read them, and I don't care enough to update my opinion. I hated the transparent religion shilling going on, I hated everything about the dour moralising, and I felt personally offended at L

After the first Narnia book, I thought that things might get better, or that this was a series that just had an unfortunate first book.