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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I was absolutely obsessed with the Screwtape Letters. There is so much good, reflective content to consider, all while being wrapped up in very intriguing letters. C.S. Lewis really opens the door on all the things we often ignore or remain ignorant to in our own head. I feel like I learned a lot and would benefit from reading this book multiple times. I found myself referencing it constantly and trying to share the wisdom I found.
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Loved this book. The premise (one devil writing to another about Christians and Christianity) was truly fascinating. There were so many “Huh! I never thought about it like that!” and “oh gosh, he’s right….” moments for me while I read. For example:
Men are not angered by mere misfortune, but by misfortune conceived as injury. And the sense of injury depends on the feeling that a legitimate claim has been denied. The more claims on life, therefore, that [someone] can be induced to make, the more often he will feel injured, and, as a result, ill-tempered.
Or,
The Present is the point at which time touches eternity
or
All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.
So yes, absolutely fantastic book. I highly recommend it to any Christian, or anyone interested in Christianity. I loved it because I liked reading about the theology, but it wasn’t presented in a dull-as-butter-knives, textbook kind of way. 5⭐️!!
reflective
slow-paced
This was a healthy challenging read.
The series of letters from a senior to junior devil follows a ‘patient’ (a Christian) whom the devil is attempting to stray away from God over a series of events.
I think this is a very good book to start engaging with theology as it makes you think about basic theological topics and keeps you concentrated while reading them in the inverse (from the devil’s point of view).
While most moments require concentration to understand the content, the tone is not too heavy and at times quite jovial.
Worth engaging with the groundbreaking work of C. S. Lewis.
The series of letters from a senior to junior devil follows a ‘patient’ (a Christian) whom the devil is attempting to stray away from God over a series of events.
I think this is a very good book to start engaging with theology as it makes you think about basic theological topics and keeps you concentrated while reading them in the inverse (from the devil’s point of view).
While most moments require concentration to understand the content, the tone is not too heavy and at times quite jovial.
Worth engaging with the groundbreaking work of C. S. Lewis.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I haven’t read this book in 10 years or so and was just in the mood to dive into it again. Listening to it on audio was interesting. Even though it’s a short book, Lewis is giving you huge ideas and mind shifts to process so it’s not something you can breeze through.
I’ve always found this perspective he takes of a demon trying to mentor another demon to work on his “patient” aka an English man who becomes a Christian super fascinating.
It definitely gave me some things to chew on.
I’ve always found this perspective he takes of a demon trying to mentor another demon to work on his “patient” aka an English man who becomes a Christian super fascinating.
It definitely gave me some things to chew on.
Very good book! I was seeing how applicable it was in real time as I was reading it. It was hard to read/pay attention to at times because of the older-more flowery language used. But once you get past that it’s so relevant