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Old 02-11-2009, 04:51 PM   #30
dar512
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Originally Posted by Bullitt View Post
I've been successfully avoiding "pop" books such as The Da Vinci Code, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter.
I'd hardly lump the Narnia Series in with pop books. The original publication date for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was 1950. I'd also add that it is a well-crafted allegory of Christ's sacrifice.

I have a fondness for fantasy of this sort and reread the series from time to time. I can understand that you may not like it for its Christian message or you may not like it because it is essentially a children's book. But I wouldn't call it 'pop'.

Writing this post reminded me that I haven't read "The World of Pooh" since my kids were little.
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