Reviews

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

scienceworks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

jlworley's review against another edition

4.0

Enthusiastic 4.5 stars. (Maybe 5 after I sit on it a bit?)

kfrickle's review against another edition

It started off with some hard topics, and there were some parts that were too descriptive for me.

I didn't like that her husband made excuses with his infidelity, specifically in chapter 6, and it was one of those descriptive parts. I also wasn't a fan of Joy having an emotional affair with Lewis though she didn't think she was. She also didn't seem present with her family and boys for she was thinking of Lewis and their correspondence with each other. I also felt like she leaned a little on the victim mentality side. Even though the narrator for the audio book was great, I decided to stop at 12% because Joy was about to leave to England leaving her husband and children behind. (She did go because of her health but considering she already was thinking of Lewis and being with him, it bothered me). <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Suicide

sara_med_h's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

conroykl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

sisbill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

krislars08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cbaize's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

debbiecuddy's review against another edition

3.0

This book is a fictionalized story of the relationship between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis. Although most of their correspondence has been destroyed, the book was well researched and there is a nice bibliography for further reading at the end of the book.
I found parts of the dialogue to be unbelievable and parts of the story repetitive, but overall, I liked it; it was charming and it makes me want to read Joy Davidman's poetry and go back and re-read C. S. Lewis.