In other book-related news, I am reading through The Chronicles of Narnia with my son for bedtime stories, and I don't think those books get enough credit for how seat-of-your-pants strange they occasionally get.
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Lewis to the Inklings after the second pint: "Okay, so: a 14-year-old gets into a swordfight to the death with the adult villain. Then he's going to dismember and decapitate the villain's treacherous lieutenant."
*Barfield struggles to maintain a neutral expression; Williams grins excitedly*
Lewis: "Meanwhile, Aslan is going to team up with Bacchus, Silenus, and their drunken revelers to bring jollity back to Narnia. Bacchus turns a bunch of schoolboys into pigs!"
*Tolkien suddenly stands up from the table and walks silently out the door*
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*Barfield struggles to maintain a neutral expression; Williams grins excitedly*
*Tolkien suddenly stands up from the table and walks silently out the door*