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I read Out of the silent planet a few times when I was very young and as far as I remember I really liked it. I know I read Perelandra but I can't remember much about it. Not sure if I read That Hideous Strength or not.
I just started "Out of" and can say it has a very inviting beginning. I shouldn't have even opened it as I have about three other books under way and more I've promised to read and another one I'm trying to write. I mustn't start reading it now and it being a DTB is very hard on my eyes anyway. But when I looked on Ammie to see what the e-book cost it was above my $5.00 limit I pay for e-books so I've got no choice but to read these .66c DTBs when the time comes.
I read them all in my teens and they really captured my imagination. I fear with the modern take on science fiction I would find them a bit tame - they seemed very daring to me at the time. It's tempting to re-read them but I know I risk ruining a warm, nay, passionate memory!
Yes, I know exactly what you mean there. I remember watching a movie I'd loved as a young person and being horrified at how trashy it was when I viewed it decades later. But CS Lewis's kids books stand many re-reads, so I'll hope for the best here.
I read every CS Lewis book as a child, Tui. You're tempting me to get stuck into them again.
Patti (Mango Mad) wrote: "I read every CS Lewis book as a child, Tui. You're tempting me to get stuck into them again."
I've re-read the Narnia books several times as an adult - and still loved them! I must give the sci fi ones a whirl. The only adult book that I've read by Lewis was The Screwtape Letters which I can't remember that much about now, obviously didn't make much of an impression on me...
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I've re-read the Narnia books several times as an adult - and still loved them! I must give the sci fi ones a whirl. The only adult book that I've read by Lewis was The Screwtape Letters which I can't remember that much about now, obviously didn't make much of an impression on me...
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Ah yes. The Screwtape Letters. That was a tricky read.
A bit overtly religious for me - and that was back in the day when you might have described me as religious!
Ignite, I'm the most unreligious person on the planet. I can't stand religion, churches, and all that hoo-ha. I know Lewis was very religious and this shows through in his books. But I can allow it from him (and only from him) because I so enjoy his characters, his plots, his wonderful imagination and his writing style.Strange how his friend Tolkien, who was also religious, managed to keep his religious beliefs so far OUT of his stories, its hard to imagine he was a strict Roman Catholic.
I say I'm non-religious and yet I consider myself spiritual, which is a different matter and has little to do with money-grabbing churches whose blood-drenched history I can never see beyond.
Strangely enough,in my own book I have deities but they are omnipotent light-hearted spirits with no link to any human religion.
Ah yes, we all have a personal sprituality I believe. I think I lean towards agnostic paganism or maybe pantheism but not in any organised way. When I'm cutting folage for flower arranging I say 'Thank you, tree'. I suspect I'd have been burned at the stake in more enlightened times! (Or maybe I'd just have burned someone's steak?)
I think you hit the problem nail on the head with that word "organised." It's when we start to get all organised that problems arise. I don't ever usually have any problem with anyone's actual beliefs but do have a problem with organised religion but I won't talk about it because the last thing we want here is discussion about religion. I guess it always comes up when you start talking about Lewis though.Talking of thanking trees I sure thank my fruit trees at this time of year,(autumn here) and also talk to my mountain a lot. It sits outside my window and I wake up in the morning and say "hello mountain."
My cat looks at me and says, "mrrrowr?"
and I reply,
"In a minute."
It all makes so much sense if you understand the sub-text.
It all makes so much sense if you understand the sub-text.Just like life, I suspect!
You betcha. Off to be now. It's 11.22pm here. Nice talking to you.
Has anyone else read this series? I've never met anyone else who has. Would love to hear the responses of others among you.
The three books are, "Perelandra," "Out of the Silent Planet" and "That Hideous Strength."