Thank you very much for talking about these books. I first read Out of the Silent Planet in my teens as a science fiction fanatic. It wasn’t really what I expected, but I got very interested in the books, and with some difficulty, I eventually located and read Perelandra, That Hideous Strength and The Screwtape Letters. And I read them over and over again over the last 50 years. The Cosmic Trilogy is a big favourite for me and I find something new on every reading.
I would love to hear how you get on with the Hideous Strength. For me, this is the best book, the one in which Lewis explores the idea of evil creeping in by small increments.
When I first read Perelandra this was the closest I ever came to conversion to Christianity. Lewis nearly succeeded where school had failed.
In the end I’m a sort of post-Buddhist, but these stories, and the ideas of virtue and evil contained within them have stayed with me.
I wondered which version of the audiobook you had used.
Seems like I'm in good company! I read this trilogy as a teen as well, back when the church was my whole world. I've since left faith far behind, but I still find so much value in literature that gets at the heart of things, and Lewis never misses the mark.
Thanks so much for this Helen. Like @JQuiggin I read all three of these as a teenager -- I got them out of the school library. I remember finding them strange and enjoyable but I must have missed a lot. I should revisit them.
I read all of these as a teenager, still a kind of Christian. Perelandra was the best, I think, but That Hideous Strength has also stuck with me. I can't remember anything about Out of the Silent Planet (except that the title planet was Earth).
Thank you very much for talking about these books. I first read Out of the Silent Planet in my teens as a science fiction fanatic. It wasn’t really what I expected, but I got very interested in the books, and with some difficulty, I eventually located and read Perelandra, That Hideous Strength and The Screwtape Letters. And I read them over and over again over the last 50 years. The Cosmic Trilogy is a big favourite for me and I find something new on every reading.
I would love to hear how you get on with the Hideous Strength. For me, this is the best book, the one in which Lewis explores the idea of evil creeping in by small increments.
When I first read Perelandra this was the closest I ever came to conversion to Christianity. Lewis nearly succeeded where school had failed.
In the end I’m a sort of post-Buddhist, but these stories, and the ideas of virtue and evil contained within them have stayed with me.
I wondered which version of the audiobook you had used.
They kindly sent to me by a friend and fellow CS Lewis fan. All were by Jeffrey Howard
Seems like I'm in good company! I read this trilogy as a teen as well, back when the church was my whole world. I've since left faith far behind, but I still find so much value in literature that gets at the heart of things, and Lewis never misses the mark.
Thanks so much for this Helen. Like @JQuiggin I read all three of these as a teenager -- I got them out of the school library. I remember finding them strange and enjoyable but I must have missed a lot. I should revisit them.
I read all of these as a teenager, still a kind of Christian. Perelandra was the best, I think, but That Hideous Strength has also stuck with me. I can't remember anything about Out of the Silent Planet (except that the title planet was Earth).