C. S. Lewis

Postby **Kokhiri Sojourn** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:47 am

You knew this thread had to come eventually, didn't you? Well, here it is.

So what are your favorite Lewis books and why?

I think out of his fiction, I loved the chronicles of Narnia, and have read most of them several times. I think I like Prince Caspian the best, though it's been a few years since I've read some of them. I also loved 'Till We Have Faces," a book Lewis considered one of his greatest works, and is based on greek mythology. I was quite confused at some points, but whenever I get around to reading it again, maybe I'll understand it a bit better.

Of his non-fiction, I like Mere Christianity and and The Four Loves I think the best of the ones I've read.

Postby **The Grammarian** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:10 am

I'm a big fan of The Great Divorce and The Weight of Glory And Other Addresses, personally.

Postby **Icarus** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:11 am

The Space trilogy and The Screwtape Letters

Postby **glitch1501** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:20 am

other than space, whats the space trilogy about?

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:59 am

I have only read "Chronicles of Narnia"

I can't wait for the movies to come out in a couple years.

Postby **Rashiir** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:30 pm

I really liked Mere Christianity. I also like The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.

Postby **SwordSkill** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:23 pm

I LOVED "Till We Have Faces." It's very profound, so well-crafted with Greek mythology, and the theme is so subtle. Lewis used a lot of powerful symbolisms in the book that the theme just REVERBERATES in you when you realize it. beautiful, beautiful work.

first read Chronicles of Narnia when i was nine or ten years old. XD then reread and reread them over and over again.

there's still that ongoing debate as to whether Lewis really wrote his space /scifi fiction, right? that it was too "dark" to be written by him or so. oh well, great writers always get that sort of flak anyway //remembers Shakespeare//.

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:27 pm

"The Oath" by peretti was partly based on one of C.S. Lewis' stories... I won't say which one, because it would spoil the Oath... That, and I don't know the name of Lewis' story. hehehe

Postby **cbwing0** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:35 am

My favorites are "The Screwtape Letters," and the short essay "Why I am Not a Pacifist."

The screwtape letters in particular have some valuable insigts in living a holy life.

Postby **glitch1501** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:03 am

i also read the screwtape letters, it was good, though i am interested on this "space trilogy" i can find any information on it

Postby **Haibane Shadsie** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:08 pm

I loved the "Chronicles of Narnia"... recently re-read them. I've also read "The Screwtape Letters".

My favorite is "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" of the Chronicles.

In "Chronicles", I really liked how it ended [spoiler=Book 7]It was like... everybody died! The end! Well, they wound up in Aslans Country - Heaven... but... that was just fun... The world endeded and everyone died... it was like... a dark ending but a happy one all at the same time. I just thought it was cool. My morbid side really liked that.[/spoiler]

*points at Kohiriki Sojourn* I like you... You like Haibane Renmei and C.S. Lewis fiction!

Postby **glitch1501** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:29 pm

ive looked into the space trilogy, it seems pretty cool, im gonna see if i can get it from the library

Postby **Bunny** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:33 pm

How 'bout I went to the library friday night to see if I could fine The Screwtape Letters and they closed right as I was pulling up! I was so ticked but then my dad whipped it out this afternoon and said he had a copy all along... what's up with that? Oh well! I'm going to be reading it. Yay! ^_^ I've also read TCON series. I loved it!! I could never decide which I like best, though.

Postby **Spiritsword** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:35 pm

C.S. Lewis is excellent--I really like his intellectual approach. I respond much better to the way he thinks and presents information than I do to other Christian authors I have read. I liked The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia the best.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:39 am

I enjoy Lewis, though mainly his intellectual work, not his fiction. I wouldn't want to degrade it, but it isn't exactly to my taste (though certain works have redeeming value).

Recently I just read CS Lewis's Dangerous Idea speaking about his argument from reason. It was a very good book. Not written by him, but about his logical assertion, in considerable detail.

cbwing0 wrote:and the short essay "Why I am Not a Pacifist."

A subject that no one will move to. Including myself.

Postby **cbwing0** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:10 am

uc pseudonym wrote:A subject that no one will move to. Including myself.

Of course...it was not intended for that purpose.

Postby **Kokhiri Sojourn** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 1:28 pm

Haibane Shadsie wrote:*points at Kohiriki Sojourn* I like you... You like Haibane Renmei and C.S. Lewis fiction!

You're pretty cool yourself, Shadsie.

I have never read the Space Trilogy, so could someone give me a general plot line? I started them when I was young, too young apparently, because I didn't understand a thing.

Postby **JediSonic** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 1:49 pm

I read the first book of the space trilogy, and I liked it. I think I got bored a few chapters into the second one though

Here's a description of the space triology, although its a bit of a spoiler:
[spoiler=CS Lewis Space Trilogy]
For all those wondering what it's about, the first book is about about a guy named Ransom who gets kidnapped by a scientist and dragged off to Mars to become a sacrifice for a monster called a 'sorn'. However, as the story progresses it becomes apparent that humans are the real monsters; in actuality, the creatures of this new world are much friendlier and better suited to a peacful life than any of us here on earth! The book includes some interesting ideas about morals and being content with what you have (not taking things that don't belong to you -- other people's planets for example

)
[/spoiler]

I also read the screwtape letters, which I found quite amusing. Parts of it can be interpreted as almost a self-help book, only you get to have fun thinking of your self-improvments as "foiling the demon's plans" :lol:

Postby **Gypsy** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:58 pm

I must say that "Chronicles of Narnia" is my favorite so far. Out of those, I like The Last Battle the best, I think.

Postby **glitch1501** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 4:09 pm

thanks jedi sonic, now im definatly going to read them, i love space books

Postby **Kokhiri Sojourn** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 2:33 pm

glitch1501 wrote:thanks jedi sonic, now im definatly going to read them,

Yeah. What he said. That is, when I have the time (summer). Sounds very different from the other things I've read by him though.

Postby **mechana2015** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:11 pm

Welll... *clink* *clink* 2c in...

I liked The Chronicles of Narnia in general and specifically Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I read that book (in all seriousness) about 10 or 15 times, and think Reepicheep is awesome. Are there movies coming out?

Postby **ThaKladd** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:41 am

I have read The Screwtape Letters and the Chronicles of Narnia twice...

first time I read the Chronicles of Narnia, I was only 8 years old - and they where the best books I ever read for a long time.

There is allredy movies about some of the Chronicles of Narnia:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094500/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096681/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098912/

But there are also coming out a new one in 2005, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", but with allmost no information available :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:20 am

I've seen the old movies, and it's the new ones I'm really waiting for. One thing I hope: that they use good CGI when necessary, have some decent special effects, and get a decent fight coreographer. It could be a great movie.

I wonder about his space trilogy...

Postby **mechana2015** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:52 am

Too... metaphysical for a movie that would be popular, kinda solaris like if I remember the series right.

Postby **MasterDias** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:13 pm

I also hope that the new movie will have very good special effects.
We'll have to wait and see.

As for his space trilogy, I really don't know. I suppose it could be made into a good movie. Actually, isn't there an old movie version of it floating around somewhere.

Postby **Mave** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:03 am

*sneaks into the book forum*

I'll start reading C.S. Lewis books from this week onwards. Any recommendations of which non-fiction titles I should start with?

Postby **MasterDias** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:24 pm

Mave wrote:I'll start reading C.S. Lewis books from this week onwards. Any recommendations of which non-fiction titles I should start with?

Non-fiction...
Although I haven't read it myself, Mere Christianity is supposed to be one of his best works.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 5:49 am

I'd say it is. "Screwtape Letters" is also somewhat of a non-fiction book, but perhaps not.

I've actually started the space trilogy. I agree, it would never work for a popular movie. But I'm loving the books.

Postby **SVD997** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:17 pm

I know he wrote alot, but I've only read his Chronicles of Narnia. Up until last summer, I read the entire series through 5 or 6 times through each summer. It is one of my faveorite book series of all time.

I also read the first of the space trilogy years ago, but I don't remember to much about it, I just remeber it was weird.

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