I used to think this book was really amazing. Now, although I can still enjoy it, after my own experiences of deep friendship and affection, I find myself disagreeing with some of the details of Lewis's ideas.

For example, Lewis seems to think that true friendship is almost impossible between a man and a woman. Try telling that to my male best friend! (although, to give him credit, maybe such a friendship was less likely in his time than in ours) Also, he seems doubtful as to whether women can even have true friendship with anyone, even with other women. Umm, yeah, I don't really agree with that one.

He also seems to fail to truly respect or appreciate the genuine love between a parent and child. He focuses instead on an idea of a mother having an emotional neediness that causes her to destroy her family's happiness.