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Nita Tarr asked this question about That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy, #3):
I'm forever enthralled by CSL's wisdom and insight, but I was taken aback by 'That Hideous Strength' - it was so much less cohesive and readable than the first two books. Is anyone else surprised to see that all the books in the Space Trilogy have equally high ratings?
Mark Seeley I was somewhat compelled to pick up for the second time This Hideous Strength after reading Alan Jacobs recent work, In The Year of Our Lord 1943. I w…moreI was somewhat compelled to pick up for the second time This Hideous Strength after reading Alan Jacobs recent work, In The Year of Our Lord 1943. I was also reflecting on how Lewis would compare to Walker Percy's Love In The Ruins. Both are prophetic about our current times. I am finding this second go around with the Lewis book to be more obtuse.
I would agree with whoever mentioned below that That Hideous Strength is a more imaginative narrative to the more philosophical The Abolition of Man. Both are dealing with the same dangers and temptations of modern culture. Lewis was a medievalist.(less)
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