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Gabriella
I'm taking this question to mean "why is this book boring" instead of "why is it difficult to literally read" (let me know if I'm interpreting this question incorrectly):
I tried to read this years ago and found it quite boring. I was pretty young then and didn't really care for the theology. I prefered stories with action, which this book certainly does not have. I gave it a few years break and recently tried my hand at reading it. I LOVED it! So much in fact that I'm going to read it again. It's a book that makes you think and reflect. If you don't have an appreciation/taste for such things then this book may feel like a drag. I suggest you give it a few years before picking it up again.
I tried to read this years ago and found it quite boring. I was pretty young then and didn't really care for the theology. I prefered stories with action, which this book certainly does not have. I gave it a few years break and recently tried my hand at reading it. I LOVED it! So much in fact that I'm going to read it again. It's a book that makes you think and reflect. If you don't have an appreciation/taste for such things then this book may feel like a drag. I suggest you give it a few years before picking it up again.
Gerald Wilson
No, you’re not. I started to read this as a new Christian 40 years ago but only read a few chapters, I just didn’t find it interesting. I have just finished it this week, forty years older, wiser (I hope) with an understanding of what Lewis was doing in the book. Perhaps come back to it in a while. I have read lots in the meantime and taken a few short courses on Theology at Bible college .
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