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matthewwester's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. First I should mention that I didn't read this book as it's meant to be read, one daily passage at a time. But I get the sense that would have been an even more impactful reading experience because the thoughts in this book are meant to be pondered.
Many of the daily readings end with a line or two that is widely quoted. So it's fun to be reminded of the arguments that lead up to those well-known lines.
Occasionally a reading would come from Screwtape Letters and it would take a second to realize the change in voice. I wonder if the format would have been improved if the headings shared where the selected reading was taken from? Hmm.
Good read. I'm counting this as "a book by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien" for 2016 #vtReadingChallenge
Many of the daily readings end with a line or two that is widely quoted. So it's fun to be reminded of the arguments that lead up to those well-known lines.
Occasionally a reading would come from Screwtape Letters and it would take a second to realize the change in voice. I wonder if the format would have been improved if the headings shared where the selected reading was taken from? Hmm.
Good read. I'm counting this as "a book by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien" for 2016 #vtReadingChallenge
faithmz's review
Not as good as last A Year with C. S. Lewis. Try again another year.
johns_library's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
A beautiful yearly devotional of Lewis' writing. His prose and style in a bite -sized section each day points continuously to the beauty of the Christian life.
Maybe not something I would read every year but something I would expect to return to every few years.
Maybe not something I would read every year but something I would expect to return to every few years.
sweethomereading's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
elevetha's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Finished a day early because who knows if I'll get around to reading tomorrow's entry.
I think Lewis is brilliant. I think this collection is less so. Each day we get a small sampling of Lewis' writings from various works; his Letters, Narnia, Problem of Pain, Mere Christianity, and so on. They take from a good variety of his writings, which was nice, but the problem was that we would get, say, 7 snippets in a row from Miracles on one thing, 2 snippets from The Great Divorce on something else entirely, and then back to a small bit from Miracles. Beyond that, it was either entirely random, like they were picking each daily passage by throwing darts at a spinning wheel, or the tiny passages given each day really didn't give you anything to "chew" on, unless you read the whole week in one go. I appreciate the daily reading aspect of this collection, but I think I'd much rather read the best of the individual books in the future.
I think Lewis is brilliant. I think this collection is less so. Each day we get a small sampling of Lewis' writings from various works; his Letters, Narnia, Problem of Pain, Mere Christianity, and so on. They take from a good variety of his writings, which was nice, but the problem was that we would get, say, 7 snippets in a row from Miracles on one thing, 2 snippets from The Great Divorce on something else entirely, and then back to a small bit from Miracles. Beyond that, it was either entirely random, like they were picking each daily passage by throwing darts at a spinning wheel, or the tiny passages given each day really didn't give you anything to "chew" on, unless you read the whole week in one go. I appreciate the daily reading aspect of this collection, but I think I'd much rather read the best of the individual books in the future.
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