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By Angie Downs · 75 posts · 306 views
last updated Mar 31, 2013 10:00AM
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I wasn't even aware that Lewis had written a novel (and was quite surprised to find that it was written about a pre-Christian era!). As is true with pretty much every other C.S. Lewis book I've read (I really haven't read all that many), I had to take this one slowly. Even though this is a novel, it's not exactly light reading -- especially toward the end when the symbolism gets deep. (I am pretty sure this is where Lewis's Christianity comes through, though.)
But also true to C.S. Lewis's style, ...more
But also true to C.S. Lewis's style, ...more
I generally am not a big fan of C.S Lewis' Discourse-style narrative. From the beginning, you know this story is not "a story" but a medium for Lewis to express his ideas. But he does so beutifully.
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