I think I agree with Neil Gaiman on this one:

“For good or ill the religious allegory, such as it was, went entirely over my head, and it was not until I was about twelve that I found myself realising that there were Certain Parallels… I was personally offended: I felt that an author, whom I had trusted, had had a hidden agenda. I had nothing against religion, or religion in fiction… My upset was, I think, that it made less of Narnia for me, it made it less interesting a thing, less interesting a place.”

I’d previously only read the Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe, so I’m reading the rest to see if The Allegory still bugs me as much.

Update: Meh. I wasn’t missing much. Lion and Prince Caspian are quite enjoyable, the others not so much.

I saw the movie this week-end twice and I felt in love with the story immediately. Today I bought this book and I want to start reading it whenever my time will allow me to.