BOOKS. narnia

i decided to read through those narnia books again. i know, im falling into the media hype surrounding the new movie. guilty. anyway, i remember having one or two of the series read to me as a child, but i never actually read them myself, which is a bit surprising considering that c s lewis is one of my favorite authors. i finished the magicians nephew and am now on lw&w. obviously great stories, but aside from that, im actually rather surprised by his lack of detail. in his other books, like mere christianity, he focuses on all the little aspects and digs deep into details and stuff. but in these books he just zips past any sort of visual descriptions. granted, i know these books were written for children and so he makes sure the stories are accessable to that age group, but this level of brievity was unexpected. i guess i should just chalk it up to his skill as a writer that he can convey so much with so little, or perhaps it is lewis' intent to leave most of it up to the imagination. either way, its excellent stuff and i eagerly await the film.