Quite an enjoyable kid's book. Please don't confuse it for epic fantasy which is what the movie makes it into. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie as well but for different reasons. It's an apples/oranges kind of thing; both are delicious but taste different. 
 One thing I love about some children's literature is that the lines between good and evil, right and wrong are often quite clear, and that's the case here. Witch: bad. Aslan: good. There's a little bit of conflict with the kids, especially Edmund who gets the most character development, but the good/bad thing is still simplified. I know "simple" isn't real life, but that's the beauty of stories. They don't have to reflect real life or its complexities. Grey areas in real life can be made black and white in a story, and it can still be fun to read. This is a pleasant trip into fantasyland where the motives for the good guys are good and the bad guys are rotten to the core. There are no good motives from the baddies, and vice versa. Do I remember when life was that simple, be I wrong or right? Yes, I think I do. Of course as I aged I learned that nothing is really that simple in human personalities, but thank you C. S. Lewis for letting me visit a place where it is that straightforward. 
 Y'all know the story or can see it in many of the other reviews, so I won't rehash it here. Christian elements? Jesus figure? Yeah, I see them. I think they're pretty neat though I don't focus on it. I guess there's a bunch of allegorical stuff in here, but if I want Jesus' teachings I'll get it straight from the horse's mouth in the Bible. This is just a fun tale, and that's how I read it. 
 If you like kid's lit and don't get bent out of shape about Christian references, then you'll probably like this. If you love finding Christian references and enjoy fantasy, then you'll dig it keen. 
 Also, Micheal York narrates the audiobook version of this. He's in all the Austin Power movies, but I'll forgive him for that because he does a great job with this.