I was already very familiar with this book before I read it by watching film adaptations of it, and it totally lived up to my expectations. This is my second favorite of the series because we are introduced to the characters that remain throughout the rest of the novel. My favorite character (other than Aslan, of course) is Mr. Tumnus, because he is a character who goes through an internal battle between what is expected of him and what is right. My favorite part of this novel was when the Pevensie children are visited by Santa Claus. I liked this part for 2 reasons: 1) it meant that the evil from Narnia was disappearing and good could come back into the world and 2) Santa Claus represents the more modern, less christian version of Christmas, which was nice because the novel does, indeed, have obvious christian symbolism.