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onlylonelystars's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
t8r's review against another edition
5.0
This is just what I needed to read. Lewis always does a great job of slapping me in the face and making me appreciate it's beauty. Anything he writes it wonderful.
[b:The Great Divorce|17267|The Great Divorce|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1166805741s/17267.jpg|1215780] is a narrative account of Lewis witnessing souls in Heaven and Hell with many illustrations of traps that separate us from Christ but we fall into constantly. Engaging and practical.
[b:The Abolition of Man|79428|The Abolition of Man|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418843138s/79428.jpg|14823978] is a commentary on education that turns into proofs for the postulates of morality. He shows us that there is no way that there isn't a universal morality that all humans experience.
These are incredible books. Not even to of his best, but they're still far above the average cut.
[b:The Great Divorce|17267|The Great Divorce|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1166805741s/17267.jpg|1215780] is a narrative account of Lewis witnessing souls in Heaven and Hell with many illustrations of traps that separate us from Christ but we fall into constantly. Engaging and practical.
[b:The Abolition of Man|79428|The Abolition of Man|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418843138s/79428.jpg|14823978] is a commentary on education that turns into proofs for the postulates of morality. He shows us that there is no way that there isn't a universal morality that all humans experience.
These are incredible books. Not even to of his best, but they're still far above the average cut.
kristinlynnh's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
interlibraryloan's review against another edition
4.0
yeah, man. whatever you say, bro…
I really enjoyed The Great Divorce as a piece of (theological) fiction and would love to sit down with The Abolition of Man and work through it again at a later date. For the moment it was a bit tricky to follow, but that could be accounted for by my getting easily distracted while consuming. lol.
I really enjoyed The Great Divorce as a piece of (theological) fiction and would love to sit down with The Abolition of Man and work through it again at a later date. For the moment it was a bit tricky to follow, but that could be accounted for by my getting easily distracted while consuming. lol.
papidoc's review against another edition
4.0
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis makes a compelling argument for the relevance of qualities that have become somewhat downtrodden in our day - qualities like courage, honor, faithfulness, and so forth. It is a short collection of three related essays. Like many of the best books I have read, it will bear repeated reading. This is my first, really a listen, since it is an audio book, and it gave me the outline of Lewis' thoughts and ideas. My next will be with a hard copy, with pen and notebook close at hand.
Some favorite, thought-provoking quotes:
1. “We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise.”
2. “We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
3. “You can’t go on “seeing through” things forever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it. To “see through” all things is the same as not to see.”
4. “For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.” As a long-time college teacher, I wholeheartedly affirm this statement!
5. “The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it.”
6. “If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.”
Some favorite, thought-provoking quotes:
1. “We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise.”
2. “We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
3. “You can’t go on “seeing through” things forever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it. To “see through” all things is the same as not to see.”
4. “For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.” As a long-time college teacher, I wholeheartedly affirm this statement!
5. “The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it.”
6. “If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.”
adria_reads's review
4.0
5 Stars for the Great Divorce, 3 stars for the Abolition of Man. I loved the Great Divorce and how the struggle of choosing God shows in our common choices. For the Abolition of Man, I feel like I need to sit in a lecture with Lewis to fully understand and follow everything he was saying!
evaseyler's review against another edition
The Abolition of Man was completely and utterly over my head, but The Great Divorce had a lot of interesting bits.
katie_berry's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. I enjoyed The Abolition of Man more so than The Great Divorce.
harvestlockwood's review
This is philosophy/nonfiction so it gets no star-rating from me, but I would NOT recommend. While it had some interesting concepts, I was mostly bored.