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What was Lewis's best book?

The man. The myth.

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » May 17th, 2010, 1:45 pm

I really struggled in reading and trying to understand the Abolition of Man. I didn't get far. It was very high-concept thinking and what I understood was interesting but I found the writing dry and archaic. I found similar themes in his book - That Hideous Strength and enjoyed that much more. But then again, I do generally prefer fiction over non-fiction.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » May 18th, 2010, 12:20 am

You know it's not just about science vs magic vs religion - the moral law and absolute truth are the real main point(s)

Very true. Yes, I understand that is the case. Thanks
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » May 19th, 2010, 5:45 am

I've read Till We Have Faces and I didn't like it at all. I may have to go back and read it again sometime. But I'm in no hurry.
As for The Four Loves, I can't seem to find it. Interesting point about Plato. His teachings were very interesting.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby equustel » May 26th, 2010, 11:17 pm

Till We Have Faces is far and away my favorite Lewis; in fact, it is probably my favorite piece of fiction ever. I completely understand why some people have trouble getting through it. Not the most accessible thing Lewis ever wrote, and a big departure from his signature voice and style. But when I first read it, something in me changed. No book before or since has spoken to me on such a level.

Besides the personal significance, I also love how it reflects Lewis's growth as a person. The first part of the book was written before he had become a Christian, which gives it so much added weight (as well as everything that follows). And then there's the way he writes Orual - I think his relationship with Joy is part of what made him able to flesh out such a real, three-dimensional female perspective, with such a geniune voice. Amazing character.

I quote the ending lines all the time, whenever I become too distracted in my pursuit (and occasional demand of) answers to the Big Questions.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby nomad » June 12th, 2010, 3:04 am

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Matthew Whaley » June 12th, 2010, 6:39 pm

Yes, The Shoddy Lands is certainly the worst, but it is kind of funny and I think it was meant to be.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby galion » June 12th, 2010, 7:05 pm

The reason I picked it was that it gives an insight into the unregenerate Lewis's idea of what women really think about! - answering Freud's famous question "Was will das Weib??"
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Matthew Whaley » June 12th, 2010, 7:32 pm

If Lewis had written little else, one could by todays standards label him a sexist based on that story, but what could he have said about what all young men really think about; would it not have been much worse! (speaking for myself of course!)

To me, aside from his English Literature In The Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama, my favorite is still TWHF.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Lucys_Wardrobe » July 12th, 2010, 11:49 am

I love all of C.S. Lewis's works, and they are all the best in my opinion for different reasons, because a lot of them are deep and make you view things differently after reading them, but I would have to say all the Narnia books are my favorite, because when I read I love to go to a different place, become the characters while reading and escaping the real-world around me. What better place for that to happened than in a fantastic series of books like The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Mavramorn » August 18th, 2010, 3:29 am

The Silver Chair ... nuff said
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Re: What was Lewis's best book?

Postby Matthew Whaley » August 18th, 2010, 4:35 am

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