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No matter what age you are, you cannot help being totally taken in by this series. These are more than fairytales or myths, these are uplifting sagas that can give you hope and joy when you need it the most. Good and evil, hope and despair, fantasy and reality, and, the knowledge that the just will prevail will keep you wanting more. I put off reading "The Last Battle" for months because I didn't want it tio end.
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All the lessons taught by this great novel - family values, compassion, justice, and not judging people by their color, race, or social strata - are still needed to be learned and practiced today. Hopefully, more of Atticus will rub off on all of us who read or reread this powerful book.
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
acovello, December 23, 2007
No matter what age you are, you cannot help being totally taken in by this series. These are more than fairytales or myths, these are uplifting sagas that can give you hope and joy when you need it the most. Good and evil, hope and despair, fantasy and reality, and, the knowledge that the just will prevail will keep you wanting more. I put off reading "The Last Battle" for months because I didn't want it tio end.(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
acovello, March 1, 2007
All the lessons taught by this great novel - family values, compassion, justice, and not judging people by their color, race, or social strata - are still needed to be learned and practiced today. Hopefully, more of Atticus will rub off on all of us who read or reread this powerful book.(5 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)