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Post by silversparrow on Oct 7, 2006 22:54:44 GMT -5
OK this is going to be a bit unusual...
Anyone out there who has read anything by C.S. Lewis other than the Chronicles of Narnia? Things like Mere Christianity or Surprised By Joy or The Four Loves or Miracles or whatever?
Care to discuss?
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Oct 9, 2006 13:36:25 GMT -5
I've read:
Till We Have Faces
Miracles
The Screwtape Letters
Mere Christianity
The Pilgrim's Regress
Surprised by Joy
The Great Divorce
The space trilogy
The Chronicles of Narnia (of course)
I would love to discuss. Any specific topics in mind?
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Post by CynanMachae on Oct 9, 2006 15:01:03 GMT -5
I've read the Screwtape letters and The Great Divorce, and I believe that's all, aside from Narnia. I've read parts of Mere Christianity...
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Post by Daae on Oct 29, 2006 9:31:38 GMT -5
Aside from the Chronicles of Narnia I've also read Surprised by Joy, Till We Have Faces, The Screwtape Letters, Out of the Silent Planet, and I'm in the middle of The Dark Tower and Other Stories (a collection of short stories by C.S. Lewis published after his death). One of my social studies teachers recommended The Great Divorce, so that's on my reading list (along with 50 bagillion other books;)).
And I'm always up for a good book discussion.
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Post by laurelin on Dec 9, 2006 12:39:04 GMT -5
I love CS Lewis's work. I'm reading Surprised by Joy right now. I've also read the Space Trilogy twice, The Screwtape letters, and half of Mere Christianity, which I will finish if my sister ever returns it...
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Post by Daae on Dec 9, 2006 15:46:43 GMT -5
For some reason I was never able to finish the Space Trilogy. It's not that I didn't find it interesting or well written, because it was. I just couldn't finish it.
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Post by hoodedwarrior on Dec 30, 2006 23:27:29 GMT -5
I'm afraid I haven't, but I've read some absolute ripper quotes in other books I've read, and they're on my list! I think I'll start with Mere Christianity. And, of course, I love The Chronicles of Narnia. It taught me that it's ok to read fantasy. I was quite confused/uptight for a while.  |
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Post by DanTheMan on Jan 2, 2007 13:33:31 GMT -5
I've finished Magician's Nephew recently. I really like that book but the best thing has been telling the story, my abridged version, to my kids. They are really enjoying it and it's fun to see their wide eyes at certain parts of the story. I recommend telling stories, good ones, to your kids!
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Post by Messenger of Eden on Jan 25, 2007 1:40:51 GMT -5
Why aren't you just reading the books to them?  They are written for children after all, and one of my favorite memories of childhood is my mother reading those stories to us. |
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Post by hamameliss on Nov 14, 2007 3:14:33 GMT -5
Daae,
Regarding Lewis's Space Trilogy, I remember that Perelandra was rather hard to get through, it got boggy through the middle of it. I highly recommend sticking it out through that because That Hideous Strength is completely different from the first two, significantly darker and larger in scope, yet relies on parts of Perelandra to make it understandable.
Others,
I've also read Screwtape Letters and found it to be a profound and decidedly creative perspective on the Christian life. I'd love to discuss...I'll see if this thread was followed up elsewhere.
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Post by dinadan on Nov 14, 2007 9:28:56 GMT -5
That Hideous Strength is, in my humble opinion, Lewis' best work.
Screwtape is interesting. I have read it in tandem with Letters to Malcolm (although there are part of LtM that I am uncomfortable with, theologically).
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