# The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

8 Hacker News commenters recommended The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a well-liked children's fantasy series that families read together and that many enjoyed growing up. Some readers question its Christian content before reading it to young children.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong favorite children's series (3 comments): "Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter were my favorite children's series." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50037902)) "The Narnia books by CS Lewis are very good IMHO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49908858)) "I really enjoyed the Narnia books by CS Lewis." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50041263))
- Read and enjoyed with children (2 comments): "We've read all of Narnia, Wildwood, and many other (long!) books and book series together." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47117898)) "It was such a relief when I could start reading them the Narnia Chronicles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46398789))

## What people warn about

- Strong Christian content (1 comments): "Narnia is very Christian / bible coded right? I guess it's fine to read to a little one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920575))

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- [Redwall by Brian Jacques](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redwall.md): 5 recommend
- [Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winnie-the-pooh.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/000736623X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780007366231) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis", https://hackerapproved.com/p/chronicles-of-narnia/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).