I'm a Lewis fan but can't say which is my favorite of his. I read "The Screwtape Letters" and "Mere Christianity" years ago. When "The Chronicles of Narnia" came back into vogue, I read all of Narnia, then moved on to his Space Trilogy. I don't read fantasy usually but loved "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra." However when I got to "That Hideous Strength," I'd had enough. Some day I'll go back to it.
I read Mere Christianity around the time I was becoming a Christian, and it opened my eyes. Screwtape Letters is so clever. I have books of CS Lewis' essays that I reread every few years. Then there's Surprised by Joy, Problem of Pain, even the pain of a Grief Observed.
The Chronicles are the most powerful metaphors I have ever read -- so much wisdom in children's books!
I'm going to say that Dawn Treader is my favorite...but that's a hard decision. By the way, Dawn Treader is being made into a movie and will be released in 2010.
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I'm a Lewis fan but can't say which is my favorite of his. I read "The Screwtape Letters" and "Mere Christianity" years ago. When "The Chronicles of Narnia" came back into vogue, I read all of Narnia, then moved on to his Space Trilogy. I don't read fantasy usually but loved "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra." However when I got to "That Hideous Strength," I'd had enough. Some day I'll go back to it.
LOL! I didn't much care for That Hideous Strength, either. Perelandra is my all-time favorite, though! The two are very different.
Rosslyn, how can one choose?????
I read Mere Christianity around the time I was becoming a Christian, and it opened my eyes. Screwtape Letters is so clever. I have books of CS Lewis' essays that I reread every few years. Then there's Surprised by Joy, Problem of Pain, even the pain of a Grief Observed.
The Chronicles are the most powerful metaphors I have ever read -- so much wisdom in children's books!
What a mind this man had!
I'm going to say that Dawn Treader is my favorite...but that's a hard decision. By the way, Dawn Treader is being made into a movie and will be released in 2010.
Hooray for Reepicheep! He's the best thing about Dawn Treader.
It used to be the Horse and His Boy (not a popular choice, I know)--but I'm with Travis. Dawn Treader is the best.
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