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Ed posted a review at .
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This is better than ANYTHING else by Lewis. Hey, I love Narnia, especially The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. But this is set in an ancient, mythic setting. The theme is jealousy and redemption. What could be better? Read this in combination with The Golden Ass by Apuleius, tr. Robert Graves. Different as night and day, but worth reading together.
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Richard posted a review at .
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To see my self in your eyes... An amazing book...
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C.S. Lewis adamantly defended his works against readers' and critics' propensity to find allegories within the subtext. Still, having read other Lewis stories, I can't help but see the influence of Christianity and ideas of faith seep through the re-telling of a classic myth. Still, more than anything, Lewis wants readers to come to books without presuppositions about meanings. This was hard for me as I continually tried to make parallels between the characters and figures/ideas from Christianity. This tactic fails, but when I finally relinquished my attempts, I found that the story was filled with truths, magnificently depicted by many figures like Psyche, Bardia, the Fox, Orual, Ungit, etc. One idea that I'd like to explore more is the idea of Bardia and Fox being representative of the Jew and the Greek that Paul talks about in some of his epistles. I also liked the "temptation" imagery that we see Psyche go through at the end. If anything, she is the Christ-figure, but I wouldn't claim a perfect analogy there. Beautifully written and intriguing. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Victoria posted a review at .
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One of his more comlex allegories. It keeps you guessing who's who and what's what right until the end. Sensitive and contrasting characters' interplay is a remarkable combination of the myth it references and Lewis's own apologetic. Every facet of Oruel's struggle to understand her world is carefully crafted. An excellent read and good for the "renewing of the mind."
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A beautiful version of the story of Cupid and Psyche! Gives you lots to think about!
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possibly one of my favorite books of all time...ever. love the way it all comes together.
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Something really different from the author of the Narnia series. It re-tells the Greek Tragedy of Cupid and Psyche, so its very different in its style. Very classical. Excellent. I liked how C.S.Lewis weaved in elements of Christian theology, but not in the generic way that some authors do i.e. the whole story is an allegory of calvary etc. (though others would prob. see that in it). The author touches on themes such as God's character, human nature and related questions and dilemas. But most of all, I think, it was simply a project that C.S.Lewis had a passion to pursue. And because he wrote it in his own unique voice and style, his spiritual leanings came out naturally. As a book to read, and be challenged by inthe sense of seeing what Christian authors can write and achieve, its worth it. Perhaps sometimes i found the 'classical nature' difficult to read, because you are not necessarily carried along by tension or plot-driven intensity. Yet, as a properly crafted story with a strong narrative that takes you into the life of its narrator with great depth, I highly recommend it. Its not too long either, and the closing pages were very special. As was most of it, to be true! Be prepared for something different, something that makes you think, but most of all a great story set in the classical era. I suppose it is a redemption story, because the author has taken a Greek legend and transformed it into something different - away from the nastier bits in the original, such as the Pagan elements probably - and a life-enhancing book. Yet again, as with his previous 'The Pilgrims Regress', an element of this reviewer's thinking was changed in respect to an issue C.S.Lewis tackles. His writing has the strength to do that - and for that alone, you should read it with open eyes.
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