The Space Trilogy

One of the best means of presenting ideas can be science fiction (and fantasy). Both Lewis and Tolkien knew this. They actually agreed to write about space travel and time travel. Lewis produced the Space Trilogy and Tolkien never produced the time travel novel.

But Lewis' wonderful descriptions of the aliveness of "space" as it would be understood in a hierarchical and medieval view of the Universe is indeed mind-boggling. I thoroughly enjoy the description of Ransom's transport to Perelandra. And it stands in such wonderful contrast to the description of the journey to and from Malacandra! Rather a vivid mode of showing us the difference betweeen an iron-bound materialism life-view and a crystalline view open to the Light. :D

That Hideous Strength is the most challenging of the series because of the "bentness" of Thulcandra and the interference of the Enemy. It depicts the confusion that resulted from the choice of "knowledge of good and evil" as experential rather than potential only. Consequently, Lewis shows us the modern conundrum of piercing the veil set about us by sin. And the pictures are straight-forward. (In fact, I think I know someone who is Withers. But I may be being merely uncharitable. Still if you compare Withers mode of speech to this persons' the resemblance is eerily uncanny!) :eek:
 
inked said:
But Lewis' wonderful descriptions of the aliveness of "space" as it would be understood in a hierarchical and medieval view of the Universe is indeed mind-boggling. I thoroughly enjoy the description of Ransom's transport to Perelandra.
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I really enjoyed that, too. If you've read the epilogue, then you're told what one of the "main objectives," as it were, was for the story: to get people to think of space as "The Heavens" once again, not some cosmic void.

I also like the plot flaws Lewis points out in the epilogue, lol!
 
i would like to read the space tril. but i highly doubt they would be at my town library, out of 1-10 what would be your rating for them, are they worth the read?
 
"Are they worth the read?"--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: (lol, they're excellent!)

On a scale of 1-10, I'd give them about a 100,000,000.

They're that good. And I haven't even finished the last one yet!
 
A lifetime

You have a whole lifetime to read, you will get the chance to read them, PG19, one of these days. You may even find them more to your liking if you wait a few years. They are definitely worth the read, but some of the themes fit better with the experience of years.
 
Puddleglum old chap I really am amazed! Do you have a terminal illness and knowing you only have a short time to live means you have to priorortise your reading!? Why not just pick up a copy and read it!? Is it because you don't want to part with the cash? If so look online or second hand. Realy how much more do you need to know about the book without giving away the end? It's about good and evil and what those terms mean, it's about mythical lands on Mars and Venus, it's about tying Christianity firmly back to its Mythical Pagan roots, it's about Gods and Demons and Saints and heroes, it is one of the most enthralling, frightening, revelatory and exhilirating books I have ever read!
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR NAME SAKE AND JUST READ IT!
Thank you.
I'm off to lie down with a relaxing book.
 
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UncleAndy said:
Puddleglum old chap I really am amazed! Do you have a terminal illness and knowing you only have a short time to live means you have to priorortise your reading!? Why not just pick up a copy and read it!? Is it because you don't want to part with the cash? If so look online or second hand. Realy how much more do you need to know about the book without giving away the end? It's about good and evil and what those terms mean, it's about mythical lands on Mars and Venus, it's about tying Christianity firmly back to its Mythical Pagan roots, it's about Gods and Demons and Saints and heroes, it is one of the most enthralling, frightening, revelatory and exhilirating books I have ever read!
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR NAME SAKE AND JUST READ IT!
Thank you.
I'm off to lie down with a relaxing book.
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i would, but my library doesnt have that cs lewis books, and i never buy from the internetm and im not going to makie a long trip for one book,i never even have been interested in space stuff,actually i think it is rather boring and hate it, and i dont know if my parents want me readin a book if its about demons,sorry,btw what do you mean by stop acting like my name?
 
Way too harsh

Andy was way too harsh, and you don't have to defend yourself, PG19. You read what you want, when you want to and don't worry about it.
 
THANKYOU inkspot, but dont you think you should have sent me a narnia email instead of saying in front of people lol (not that i dont mind). (I wasnt too pleased with the "For gods sake" anyways,
 
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puddle_glum19 said:
THANKYOU inkspot, but dont you think you should have sent me a narnia email instead of saying in front of people lol (not that i dont mind).
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Sorry, I forget how things work, despite being a senior member! (I'm still giddy about that.)
 
lol inkspot, back to reading lol after Salamandastron and Monmorency im going to read a king arthur based book, its pretty thick, but iv'e been challenging myself to go to higher levels of books now that im getting older
 
puddleglum, dude I am really sorry that i came across as that harsh, it was a 1 o'clock in the morning message type thing, I was slightly crazed from lack of sleep. All I was saying was its a fabulous book (or set of books) and as someone else said you will always have time to read them at some point in your life. The whole demon thing, well its about good Vs. evil and there are servants of evil in the story, thats all. I don't know if this is breaking rules or anything but by way of an apology if you want to send me an address I can forward it to you can have my old paper back copy free of charge,I'm trying to get a H/B copy anyways so its no big.
 
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