> Sorry. Despite my incredible love for the
>series as a whole, TLB always stood out as a
>terrible book. I've probably read the
>Chronicles, oh at least 7 or 8 times (and I KNOW
>I've read Dawn Treader more than that), and every
>time I'd read it, I'd dread hitting TLB. As a
>kid, I remember people always telling me they
>were Biblical in origin. Beyond some very basic
>similarities (Aslan as God), I never saw them
>(though reading the BAM condensations I do).
>Except in TLB, which is so incredibly bizzare and
>out there, it's obviously drawing a lot from the
>Book of Revelations. Also, there's no actual
>plot per se, more like a bunch of stuff that
>happens for no real reason (again, much like
>Revelations). Enjoy. :)

Oh yay. Can't wait. My biggest problem with the books so far has been the heavy-handedness of the Christian allegory. The best book is the book in which it takes a back seat to the adventure, which is Dawn Treader.

However, having said that, I will say that I did enjoy "The Horse and his Boy" even though it was so obvious which biblical story Lewis was telling. The difference, I think, is that this was an Old Testament story, and Aslan acted appropriately "Old Testament", which I've always liked better than the more friendly, cuddly New Testament Aslan (although they always describe him as "terrible" in the stories, the kids were forever running up to him and hugging him and stuff. *Nobody* did that in "Horse". *This* was the God who had to put Moses in a crack in the mountain and order him to shade his eyes and only look at His backside as He passed, lest he be struck dead by His visage. Yeah, I can get into that.)