tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post7334132297883414400..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "The Great Divorce" by C. S. LewisHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39967576939622106352020-07-30T14:55:06.076-04:002020-07-30T14:55:06.076-04:00Hello, Elena! Always good to meet a fellow Classi...Hello, Elena! Always good to meet a fellow Classics Clubber. I haven't read <i>A Grief Observed</i> yet, but its on my TBR shelves. I've been enjoying reading new-to-me Lewis titles this year, and have reviewed several -- and will review another soon, as I just finished his <i>Letters to Children</i>.<br /><br />What a nifty play this would make! I'm always awed by productions with a tiny number of actors doing multiple roles -- my kids and I saw a version of Beauty and the Beast a couple years ago with only one actor and one actress! That was so cool.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-61881984844790606422020-07-30T12:08:12.095-04:002020-07-30T12:08:12.095-04:00Great review! I am hopping over from The Classics ...Great review! I am hopping over from The Classics Club. I just read a Lewis book (A Grief Observed); super different but it made me curious about the other reviews on Lewis books. I will link my review if interested. I read The Great Divorce years ago and watched a three-actor play as well (where they changed costumes quickly and portrayed all the major characters. It was phenomenal. I agree: if you can read it as fantasy and allegory rather than theological text, it is a great read even though it doesn't align with Scripture.<br /><br />https://elle-alice.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-classics-club-grief-observed.htmlElena Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685353322770187159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-4561202516502647792020-03-24T23:27:37.532-04:002020-03-24T23:27:37.532-04:00RM, I'm on a Lewis streak this year myself :-)...RM, I'm on a Lewis streak this year myself :-) Hoping to get about 8 more of his works in, and then next year I'll read Narnia. I hope. I think you'll also find this one intriguing when you get to it!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39452951369452499572020-03-24T23:26:43.452-04:002020-03-24T23:26:43.452-04:00Ruth, it's definitely still worth reading!Ruth, it's definitely still worth reading!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-40352274025737199192020-03-23T16:53:35.938-04:002020-03-23T16:53:35.938-04:00This is a Lewis work that I haven't read yet. ...This is a Lewis work that I haven't read yet. I've been on a bit of a Lewis streak this year (re-reading the Space Trilogy and Screwtape Letters), so I'm trying to diversify at the moment, but I might come back to this. Thanks for the review!R.M. Lutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225038858127086583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-77308419602101525052020-03-23T16:15:23.250-04:002020-03-23T16:15:23.250-04:00I'm still interested in this, but I know what ...I'm still interested in this, but I know what you mean about the missed opportunities and the theology. Nonetheless, it sounds like it would be entertaining from a presentation side.Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-78864257156750633532020-03-20T20:02:19.445-04:002020-03-20T20:02:19.445-04:00MEM, aww, yay!MEM, aww, yay!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-70619682208731676452020-03-20T20:02:12.837-04:002020-03-20T20:02:12.837-04:00Charity, why does that not surprise me? I can rea...Charity, why does that not surprise me? I can really see you digging its picturesque ambiguities.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-11432481057571164722020-03-20T20:01:52.800-04:002020-03-20T20:01:52.800-04:00Carissa, yes! I had no idea what to expect from i...Carissa, yes! I had no idea what to expect from it, and it surprised me in some good ways. Definitely one I'll reread at some point.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-45380735667281437422020-03-20T20:01:03.604-04:002020-03-20T20:01:03.604-04:00Katie, that's cool that your parents encourage...Katie, that's cool that your parents encouraged you to read it! My dad is not a Lewis fan, so I only read Narnia and the Space Trilogy as a kid/teen. Really enjoying discovering his larger body of work now.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-86434823107136413222020-03-17T15:43:33.596-04:002020-03-17T15:43:33.596-04:00I /LOVE/ this book. <33I /LOVE/ this book. <33 MiddleEarthMusicianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391589296059216304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-63476399089909822482020-03-15T08:04:59.004-04:002020-03-15T08:04:59.004-04:00This is one of my favorite books. I love it.This is one of my favorite books. I love it.Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-3741786635672981662020-03-14T18:56:36.424-04:002020-03-14T18:56:36.424-04:00It's such an interesting, and short, book. I&#...It's such an interesting, and short, book. I'm not sure what I was expecting when I first read it, but Lewis did surprise me with the plot. I do love it though, and should probably read it again. It's been a long time. :) - CarissaCarissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-3872152117809991402020-03-14T15:52:21.432-04:002020-03-14T15:52:21.432-04:00I like The Great Divorce. My parents liked it a l...I like The Great Divorce. My parents liked it a lot, too, so they had me read it as a teenager. It's serious, but not sad. Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.com