Posted: November 02, 1999 at 15:22:58: by Scarmig
Hmmm...I liked the Screwtape letters *because* of the 'alternative thinking'. I read it as a child of about 10 or 12 on the reccomendation of my father; something about 'Know thine enemy'. I also read all the Narnia books and even as a child found some of them to be stiff and lacking fluidity. In retrospect I think it was Lewis trying to write around his more difficult symbolism. For the most part, though, I enjoyed them and read them a couple of times each.
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: : : What about THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS are they also "borring"?
: : No, they are excellent. Screwtape is a devil who is writing letters of advice to his "nephew", Wormwood. Wormwood is a junior devil who has been assigned to a human to tempt him throughout his life. It's a roundabout way of giving advice on Christian living. Very interesting. : I haven't read that one. My wife started on it, but found it difficult because in exposing the thinking behind temptation, she found herself starting to think the way the devil did. So she stopped. Reminds me of the quote about Saruman (from shaky memory) "It is dangerous to study too deeply the arts of the enemy." It can be dangerous, but can be profitable. My 2¢ worth. : -Steve S.
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