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A review by roseon3rdday
All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C. S. Lewis, 1922-1927 by C.S. Lewis
1.0
C. S. L. is in my top ten favorite writers (maybe top five). This work was written prior to his conversion to Christianity. A lot of it is composed of dry daily facts, such as what he had for lunch and if he took a walk.
For most of the book, I kept thinking "what an insufferable prig" he was and how I could not have been friends with him in real life during his youth (I.e., if he would deign to be friends with a mere female).
But he somewhat redeems himself when he admits on page 511, "Was led somehow into a train of thought in which I made the unpleasant discovery that I am becoming a prig-- righteous indignation against certain modern affectations has its dangers, yet I don't know how to avoid it either."
Some phrases he uses are nothing short of racist and misogynistic. It’s fascinating how much a person can change. His later works suggest a wiser, humbler man of faith.
The positive take away from this book is being able to more fully appreciate the transformative power which believing in Christ can give.
For most of the book, I kept thinking "what an insufferable prig" he was and how I could not have been friends with him in real life during his youth (I.e., if he would deign to be friends with a mere female).
But he somewhat redeems himself when he admits on page 511, "Was led somehow into a train of thought in which I made the unpleasant discovery that I am becoming a prig-- righteous indignation against certain modern affectations has its dangers, yet I don't know how to avoid it either."
Some phrases he uses are nothing short of racist and misogynistic. It’s fascinating how much a person can change. His later works suggest a wiser, humbler man of faith.
The positive take away from this book is being able to more fully appreciate the transformative power which believing in Christ can give.