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A Year With Aslan: Daily Reflections From The Chronicles Of Narnia (2010)

by C.S. Lewis(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0061985511 (ISBN13: 9780061985515)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

HarperOne

review 1: This was more like a year in Narnia than a year with Aslan, but then again, if Aslan created Narnia and is a part of it, there should be a part of him in everything to do with the books, including the parts he isn't physically in. I used this book as a daily journaling and reflection exercise and I found myself honestly looking within at times. There were also moments that created deep discussions between myself and others. I would say that this is a book for fans of Narnia, for fans of C. S. Lewis, for the young and the old alike. Reading it daily proved to be a very calming and relaxing experience, as well as an eye opening one that sent the creative juices flowing. I highly recommend it as a companion to your Narnia library.
review 2: As a life-long Lew... moreis fan, I was predisposed to love this. As a gift from one of my best friends, I was predisposed to love this. As a devotional book, needless to say, I loved this. But. I had a couple of issue with it--namely that he would start a line of reading, carry it for a couple of days, but not always end with the natural ending of that particular story-line bit. The rest would pop up later (and sometimes much later, although I cannot right off hand think of a good example). However, the biggest thing that bugged me was his choice of reading for Christmas Day. I expected something good on that day, something hopeful and uplifting and 'peace on earth, goodwill to all people'. What I got was dark and disturbing and not at all fitting to that particular day. Now, I can understand that you can't predict the day Easter will fall on when someone is reading this book, because it changes year to year. However, you always know when Christmas Day is, and it is not a time for a dark reading--many people already feel depressed and struggle at that time of year. That's part of the point of Christmas: that a Light has shined in the Darkness. Did the compiler of this book honour that? No. And I was very confused as to why. But really, those are my only complaints. I'd have given it a four and a half if I could do half-stars on here, but I went with the five to be generous. Overall, I did love it. less

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