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artifex  ·  4616 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: C. S. Lewis on Writing
FYI: He's not just the "Narnia guy." Most people automatically jump to this, because it's his most famous work, but his masterwork of fiction is largely considered to be the book Till We Have Faces, a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Another set he's particularly well known for is his Space Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength). And of course, the man wrote volumes of non-fiction as well: The Problem of Pain, the Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, etc.




mk  ·  4616 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Cool, thanks.

Ok then, I'll let you decide artifex. Which book wil be my first C. S. Lewis read?

artifex  ·  4616 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Oh geez, I don't want that responsibility, especially because I don't know you and your preferences/interests! If you pressured me, I'd have to say "Till We Have Faces." But read the summaries on Amazon and such to see if its your thing.
mk  ·  4615 days ago  ·  link  ·  
No worries. I'm pretty easy going about books, and I am one of those people that finishes most every book I start, even if I don't particularly enjoy it.

I'll start with Till We Have Faces.

I'm reading Chruchill's The Gathering Storm atm, and i have yet to decide if I am going to finish out the series or not before I pick up something else. So, I might read it as my next book, or a few books down the line. At any rate, I'll get back to you when I do.