false <![CDATA[Surprised By Joy ]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171834912m/121732.jpg 121732 19 In this book Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity. 877675 1955 Surprised By Joy total:2641|5:826|4:1018|3:660|2:113|1:24| 2641 10432 4051 228 5 4 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 07:11:35 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 13:32:29 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Jun 07 19:34:34 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 08:49:25 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:34:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 10:58:43 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 12:35:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Dec 29 17:37:33 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 17:37:33 -0800 2007
"For eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably. Of course not all books are suitable for mealtime reading. It would be a kind of blasphemy to read poetry at table. What one wants is a gossipy, formless book which can be opened anywhere. The ones I ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon May 25 13:24:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 13:39:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Apr 06 07:10:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 07:25:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 18:39:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 16:25:36 -0700 2009
Be that as it may, I found much to enjoy and even t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:18:13 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 09:54:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:12:47 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 11:54:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 08:56:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 10:06:08 -0700 2009 Well I lent it out again re...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 08:00:47 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 19:01:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 16:37:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 12:57:49 -0800 2009
This was the book that hit me with the realization that "joy," in the way Lewis describes it - a longing so poignant that it is almost like pain respect except that once you've felt it, you w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 20:24:34 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 12:47:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 04 04:14:25 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 05:58:58 -0700 2008 1
Recommend you also read a biography like Alan Jacobs' <i.The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis</i>. IS...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 13:16:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 22:34:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:34:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:39:05 -0700 2009
His writing is always refreshing, combining a conversational style with big words and bigger concepts. Having dictionari...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 15:42:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:46:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:42:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:48:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 08:40:02 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 18:29:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 23:59:34 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:03:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=121732