In this book Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity.
I find this book a difficult one to review. Because of my respect for CS Lewis and his other writings I would like to rave about this one as well, but truthfully I found this book to be a challenge. I was hoping it would give a greater insight into Lewis’ life and conversion from atheism to Christianity, but often it went at great length into rather unimportant events and English literature, sadly most of which I didn’t recognize. Events like his father’s death and service in WWI were glossed over. I was also hoping for more “solid reasons” for why he converted but instead more references to books unknown to me. Read this book if you are a Lewis enthusiast, otherwise there are plenty of other CS Lewis books I would rather recommend.
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Surprised by Joy by CS Lewis
I find this book a difficult one to review. Because of my respect for CS Lewis and his other writings I would like to rave about this one as well, but truthfully I found this book to be a challenge. I was hoping it would give a greater insight into Lewis’ life and conversion from atheism to Christianity, but often it went at great length into rather unimportant events and English literature, sadly most of which I didn’t recognize. Events like his father’s death and service in WWI were glossed over. I was also hoping for more “solid reasons” for why he converted but instead more references to books unknown to me. Read this book if you are a Lewis enthusiast, otherwise there are plenty of other CS Lewis books I would rather recommend.