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Book #184: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

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  The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader C.S. Lewis   Released: September 15th, 1952 My 50th book for 2026 was C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.   Another book in the series where I felt at times like The Rock going "What in the blue hell is this?" This one held my attention a bit more than Prince Caspian did, but still not a great deal.  I literally got lost at points as they pinball from one island to another in search of his father's missing friends. The two youngest Pevensie children, Edmund and Lucy, return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace.  They arrive on board the Dawn Treader which belongs to King Caspian X This time, 3 years have passed, and King Caspian is working to fulfill a promise to avenge his father's death by seeking out the whereabouts of his father's missing friends.  Trumpkin the dwarf has been left in charge of Narnia.  The group hops around from island to island, healing various groups of people...
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Book #183: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: The Return To Narnia by C.S. Lewis

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  The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian: The Return To Narnia C.S. Lewis   Released: October 15th, 1951 My 49th book for 2026 was C.S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian.   It was a pain in the neck to figure out the proper title for this book.  I know Prince Caspian is the universal name.  "The Return To Narnia" addition being the older title.  Then putting Chronicles of Narnia as an overall "umbrella" title adds to the mix. This was an interesting book.  It did not hold my attention the way the first one did which was disappointing.  I found myself lost in this one. The Narnia children return to Narnia a year later, only to find that 1,300 years have passed.  After saving a dwarf named Trumpkin, he fills them in on the missing history of Narnia.  Telmarines conquered Narnia and now rule under King Miraz and his wife Queen Prunaprismia (say that 3 times fast).  They accomplished this by killing his brother King Caspian IX.  Prince C...
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Book #182: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

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  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe C.S. Lewis   Released: October 16th, 1950 My 48th book for 2026 was C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.   I always remember hearing about the Chronicles of Narnia growing up.  I never bothered to get into reading them until now.  They're quite good.  I think I need motivation to read something, so after years of hearing about it being a classic, I dove right in. This story features children who discover a wardrobe that leads to an alternate world based in fantasy.  Lucy discovers Narnia first, and befriends a faun named Tumnus.  After initially downplaying her story, Edmund is the next to discover Narnia, however his discovery leads him to forming a bond with the Witch Queen.  Soon after, all the children make their way in, and make friends with the Beavers.  The Beavers help them seek out Aslan, a magical lion who leads the world against the Witch Queen....
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Book #181: The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby.

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  The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley Jr.  and Tanner Colby   Released: May 6th, 2008 My 47th book for 2026 was Tom Farley Jr., and Tanner Colby’s The Chris Farley Show. I wonder if it would see more or less appropriate to write this under the influence of something...  Not because I want to play on someone's addictions, but I almost feel Farley would have wanted it that way. This book follows the life of Chris Farley.  It begins in his younger years, and go up through his upbringing in Wisconsin, successes in comedy, his years developing at Second City, and his breakout success on Saturday Night Live, and a short-lived movie career.  The book concludes with his tragic death and the aftermath of those closest to him. Chris Farley is an interesting character in the world of comedy.  As a kid, I always knew about him, but never knew he died.  He always reminded me of a cruder John Candy.  He had a role in many big films and TV series and really...
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