trinityofone

The Silver Chair is indeed egregious, although even it has plenty of thrilling stuff in it. Puddleglum is fun, but it bothers me that (if I recall) the real reason he's so miserable is because he hasn't accepted the Lord "Aslan" into his heart as his Personal Lord and Savior (an expression which is only worthy of being spelled in American). This reminds me of the Christian Union fuckers in my school, who -- in disbelief that I could call myself an atheist -- would say things like, "But don't you think that Christians are so much happier?" Well, sweetie, I'd be happy if I thought the Easter Bunny was real, too, but at some point we have to grow up. There are positive reasons to be religious; so don't give me this crap that Jesus is My Security Blanket, and don't get religion just because you're scared of an alternative. That kind of argument is unworthy of Lewis (and in fairness, like old Satan again, Puddleglum is so much more entertaining than bloody Jill and Eustace). Still, it's that kind of evangelical garbage that might ruin the Narnia films.

Anyway, sorry about that ranting. I didn't realize that the books have been "officially" re-ordered -- how very George Lucas! That would get me mad, too, for the same reasons you give.