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A review by wendylioness
The Golden Key by George MacDonald
5.0
My sister and I listened to the audiobook of this short story/novella today. It moved me. Later this evening, I went through a physical copy of the book and reread pieces of it, trying to continue to absorb its depth and fill myself more with it.
It’s interesting; between the two different physical editions of the story my sister and I have, and the audiobook, I noticed minor differences in phrases, wording/description, and one or two lines of dialogue missing in one of the editions, giving the story a slightly different experience with each one.
This story reminded me a little bit of Lewis’ sermon The Weight of Glory, about the longing for that other country.
This is one of those stories that seems to find you at just the perfect time in your life so it can speak straight to the depths of your heart and soul about life and eternity. I liked how it was both subtle and dreamy, mysterious and strange, more metaphorical than allegorical.
It’s interesting; between the two different physical editions of the story my sister and I have, and the audiobook, I noticed minor differences in phrases, wording/description, and one or two lines of dialogue missing in one of the editions, giving the story a slightly different experience with each one.
This story reminded me a little bit of Lewis’ sermon The Weight of Glory, about the longing for that other country.
This is one of those stories that seems to find you at just the perfect time in your life so it can speak straight to the depths of your heart and soul about life and eternity. I liked how it was both subtle and dreamy, mysterious and strange, more metaphorical than allegorical.