Jacob Meiser's Reviews > Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis
Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis
by George Sayer
by George Sayer
Great book written by a friend of C.S. Lewis that is really helpful in understanding the man, C.S. Lewis. Although he would reject this kind of literary criticism (calling it "the personal heresy), his biography sheds light on some of Lewis' writings for me.
As a biography, this book seems mostly unbiased and does, in fact, cover some of Lewis' shortcomings and addresses all the main moral issues that are generally brought up regarding him.
There are certainly things that I wish Sayer would have spent more time on, e.g. Jack's conversion, his relationship with Tolkien, the Inklings, but these may have detracted from his purposes. Other than those few things, I greatly enjoyed this honest attestation of God's work in the life of one of the most influential Christian writers of all time.
As a biography, this book seems mostly unbiased and does, in fact, cover some of Lewis' shortcomings and addresses all the main moral issues that are generally brought up regarding him.
There are certainly things that I wish Sayer would have spent more time on, e.g. Jack's conversion, his relationship with Tolkien, the Inklings, but these may have detracted from his purposes. Other than those few things, I greatly enjoyed this honest attestation of God's work in the life of one of the most influential Christian writers of all time.
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