ok i liked them both but i thot LOR was more of an "older" book. the CoN is more for younger kids - you can tell cause nobody dies and the people who get hurt get healed right away and every things nice. except the last one. the last battle. i loved that one. cause they do die. i knew it too right from the beginning and it made me want to read more. you can definetely see the resemblance between LOR and CON. they're similar in certain ways. LOR is better tho. much more beautiful and eloquent
I read SOME of the chronicals, and I love it so far. I also love Tolkien. I feel that Tolkien and C.S.Lewis are two very different authors who are unique in their own right and that it is not fair that we should compare them and determine whom is the better author. Instead praise their similarity that makes us feel at ease when we read books.
I've read all the Narnia books (and the Magician's Nephew is actually supposed to be first even though they were all written out of order). Narnia's definitely easier to read and understand than LotR and everything, but they're really good for kids who aren't quite old enough for LotR. They're not as interesting now as they were when I was younger, but I still like them even though they'll never compare to LotR. Narnia and LotR can't really be compared though, because they're for different audiences.