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... The lost girls : Demeter-Persephone and the literary imagination by Andrew Radford , Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis, The rule of St. Benedict by St. Benedict, The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic, The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek, T ...
... (fiction)
Douglass, Frederick: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (nonfiction)
Best in Apr:
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (fiction)
Oliver, Mary: Evidence (nonfiction)
Best in June:
Salinger, J.D.: Franny and Zooey (fiction)
McPherson, James: Battle Cry of F ...
Alright, here goes...
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis*
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta*
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard*
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout*
Paris Review Interviews, I edited by Philip Gourevitch*
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
Winte ...
... tists.
My top ten parallel works are:
Flatterland by Ian Stewart Wicked by Gregory Maguire Till We Have Faces by C. S. LewisRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Grendel by John Gardner Fool by Christopher Moore < ...
...
4. Poems by C.S. Lewis
5. George MacDonald by C.S. Lewis
6. The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
7. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
8. Letters to Malcolm by C.S. Lewis
9. Miracles by C.S. Lewis
10. On Stories and Other Essays on Literature by C.S. ...
... Rutherford.
VII. Humor: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
VIII. LT Reading Group / Recommendation: Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis.
IX. Mixed Bag: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.
Many other books not listed were wonderful. It was lots of fun! :)
--BJ
... (fiction)
Weldon, Faye: Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (nonfiction)
Best in May:
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (fiction)
Oliver, Mary: Evidence (nonfiction)
Best in June:
Salinger, J.D.: Franny and Zooey (fiction)
McPherson, James: Battle Cry of F ...
... (fiction)
Weldon, Fay: Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (nonfiction)
Best in May:
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (fiction)
Oliver, Mary: Evidence (nonfiction)
Best in June:
Salinger, J.D.: Franny and Zooey (fiction)
McPhearson, James: Battle Cry ...
... Dark Tower and Other Stories. I think I was too young for it at the time, but I want to revisit it. Thanks for bringing up Till We Have Faces , aether. I recommend it too; it is absolutely incredible. It was Lewis' favorite among his fictional works. I need to reread; my initial review is so ...
While we're on the topic of Lewis (are we still?): I'd recommend Till We Have Faces .
...
The best and worst of each category:
Category 1: Classics & Fiction
Best: Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces
Worst: Willa Cather: The Old Beauty and Others (a good book, just not quite as good as the other eight!)
Category 2:Books about Books ( ...
... Mortimer
109. The Billionaire Next Door - Jessica Bird
110. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
111. Till We Have Faces - C S Lewis
112. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
113. The Archivist's Story - Travis Holland
114. Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas
115. ...
>193 Thanks, Victoria!
>194 ahh...the lists! I almost forgot Till We Have Faces over on your thread because it was a non-999 challenge read. Making lists is fun...and seeing what I've read from other people's lists is even more fun...but my TBR list is completely out of control. Bette ...
... by Antonia Frasier
7. Housekeeping vs. The Dirt by Nick Hornby
8. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
9. Maus (I and II) by Art Spiegelman
10. Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
ETA: Oh darn, this is what I hate about listmaking - I always ...
... a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!) (2/25/09)
2. Willa Cather: The Old Beauty and Others (2/26/09)
3. Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (5/27/09)
4. Salinger, J.D.: Franny and Zooey (6/01/05)
5. Franklin, Ariana: Mistress of the Art of Death (6/16/09) (Mystery)
6. Stewart, Geor ...
... Cross Road by Helene Hanff
821 The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J.R.R. Tolkien
822 The Tempest by Shakespeare
823 Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis and several others
843 The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery
863 The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
891 Brothers Karamazov ...
... DeGrasse Tyson - nonfiction; a somewhat irreverent book on how Pluto lost its planetary status; recommended
308. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis - this was a reread for me of my favorite of Lewis' fiction; highly recommended
I just talked to my boss and found out that I am ...
In no particular order:
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
all rated 5 stars.
Two rated 4.5 stars that still stand out to me are:
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher and
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
... 29/3/09)
55. Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh (III, 16/4/09)
56. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (III, 30/4/09)
57. Till we have Faces - CS Lewis (III, 19/5/09)
Read in June:
53. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase (VIII)
58. Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - Peter Høeg (VI ...
... in the various other books, but this is the detail behind the hints. I like Mosley and I’m continuing with the series.
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis was a group read in this group, and I enjoyed the retelling of the Cupid/Psyche myth. Lewis is best known for his Narnia books and science ...
... where people could disagree with him or be upset by what he says--but it certainly isn't boring!
I do highly recommend Till We Have Faces --especially if you like retelling of myths.
Till We Have Faces sounds fantastic. I've never read any of C.S. Lewis's "grown-up" novels, but I am firmly in the camp of Friends of Narnia, and predisposed in his favour. Also really enjoyed Mere Christianity.
WOW!
You are reading such incredible books.
I read Till We Have Faces a long time ago. After reading your comments, I'm tempted to re-read it.
... Evidence
Greenberg, Martin H. ed.: Murder British Style
Forche, Carolyn: The Country Between Us
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces
Alegria, Claribel: Fugues
Oliver, Mary: Owls and Other Fantasies
Best in May:
Fiction: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Nonfiction: ...
Hi Carolyn,
I'm very intrigued by your review of Till We Have Faces and I'm adding it to the TBR pile. I've never read anything by CS Lewis other than The Chronicles of Narnia.
I hope your busy time is over now, and you can get back to reading and posting! I've missed your thoughtful ...
For those of you who don't want to search my thread to find it--here is my "review" (i.e. comments) about Till We Have Faces .
It is difficult to write a review of this book because I think it is imperative that nothing about the plot or the characters ought to be revealed to those who have ...
Book 49:
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces
999 Classics category (5/27/09)
PL 313 pages
It is difficult to write a review of this book because I think it is imperative that nothing about the plot or the characters ought to be revealed to those who have not yet read it. As I explain ...
Book 49:
Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces
999 Classics category (5/27/09)
PL 313 pages
It is difficult to write a review of this book because I think it is imperative that nothing about the plot or the characters ought to be revealed to those who have not yet read it. As I explain ...
... is a laudable goal!
Oh and my June books to date are numbers 174 through 178:
A Little Yellow Dog by Walter Mosley
Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
Liberty's World by Lee Killough
Gone Fishin' by Walter Mosley
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
Whew! Two more in the Ea ...
... (finished 29/3/09)
55. Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh (16/4/09)
56. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (30/4/09)
57. Till we have faces - CS Lewis (19/5/09)
Comments on the Lewycka, Waugh and Achebe on my 75 book thread for January to A ...
... April by Elizabeth von Arnim
5. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
6. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
7. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
8. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
9. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Category completed 12/26/09
May in review -
55. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
56. Slow Reading by John Miedema
57. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
58. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
59. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
60. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
...
#141
I finished Till We Have Faces on Thursday and I think it is one of Lewis' best books--I really loved it. I haven't written a review yet because I'm still "processing" my reactions to it. However I highly recommend you read it--especially if you already like Lewis' books.
I haven't read Til We Have Faces yet, though I've got it somewhere in the house. Sounds like a must read. I'll dig it out. I only read Narnia a couple years ago and it hit so close to my heart and I sobbed and sobbed all the way through. You all will have to let me know how your group read ...
... to let you know I'm still reading your thread, just don't have much time to be online unfortunately. Glad to see you liked Till We Have Faces too, it's a great book! :)
Hope you have a nice day!
My review of Till We Have Faces :
The story of Cupid and Psyche from Apuleius's "The Golden Ass" retold by Lewis from the point of view of Orual, one of Psyche's older sisters.
The first part is Orual's "complaint against the gods", and tells how she lost Psyche and then went on to ...
I really enjoyed Til We Have Faces , but it's been a while since I read it. Maybe I'm due for a reread.
Three-way tie (sorry) between:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis and
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
... that first? And can I borrow your book? I can't wait to see you Wednesday. It is interesting that when I first heard that Till We Have Faces was about Cupid and Psyche, I had no recollection of the story. Then we I looked at the original story at the end of the book (I actually read that ...
... I'll look forward to seeing what you think of these. They are about as different as night and day!
Book No. 36: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. Quite a departure from the spiritual books of his that I've read. I'm not a big fan of fantasy, but thought this retelling of the Cup ...
I'm enjoying Till We Have Faces . Orual (the narrator) is such a marvellous character. Even so I keep getting distracted because The Great Divorce is in the same volume. That's one of my favourites by C. S. Lewis, and I can't help but sneek a peek every so often.
PS, what's your SF group ...
... on hitting the 50 mark already. :) I am adding In the Shadow of the Temple to my wishlist. By the way, I just finished Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis today and it was terrific. This was my first book by Lewis other than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and I was quite impressed. I ...
My 6th book in the Group Read/LT Recommendations category is Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. I read this with a 75 Book Challenge Reading Group. This book is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. This is my first time to read a retelling and it was wonderful. Most of all, this is a ...
>197 - Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed Till We Have Faces . :-) I loved it and was almost sad when it was over...
... for stopping by, Linda and Susan.
This week I plan to finish a couple of books I have going--including the May read of Till We Have Faces which I am really enjoying. In June I think I may read some "lighter" books--probably mysteries--while I concentrate on finishing Battle Cry of Freedom ...
... I have you starred and will also be visiting you on the 50 book group page.
Well, I finally finished a book!!
31. Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. This was a truly amazing book (as I said above). This is a myth retold. I have not read any of those before, but my girls read them ...
... try it some time. I've finished The Golden Ass, but rather than take something out of the TBR pile, I'm going to re-read Till We Have Faces again. As it's in an anthology of Selected Books by C. S. Lewis, I'll have to resist the temptation to read the others as well.
60. Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. Read it for the Group Read, and still waiting patiently for the real discussion to begin.
61. Cooking With Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson. I believe that (once again) the idea for this one came from Tad. I giggled all the way ...
... to distract me. Then, if I try to wait until they go to bed, I am exhausted and unable to concentrate. Anyway, I finished Till We Have Faces and wrote my review of it which I may be editing after I do some more pondering.
I totally fell in love with "the Fox" who exemplified the selfless ...
111. Till We Have Faces - C S Lewis
A group read , so I'll hold off detailed comments for the time being. However, I will say that I really enjoyed it, and found it powerful and complex. There are parts that I'm still trying to get my head ...
... hope.
By the way, I noticed that the book Conscience Point mentioned Cupid and Psyche. The book that I am reading now (Till We Have Faces ) is also about Cupid and Psyche. But it is a terrific book. I am almost halfway through the book and hope to finish really soon.
The new day here ...
>84, Donna, I read Till We Have Faces recently and loved it. Glad to see you're enjoying it too!
I finished Jellicoe Road on Saturday, and it's one of my favorite books read so far this year. Now I'm reading As They See 'Em, a nonfiction book about major league umpires and Elinor Lipman's ...
... I "came of age" in Marquette, MI, so I particularly enjoy the books set in the UP.
I am about in the middle of Till We Have Faces . Quite a change from the nonfiction works of C.S. Lewis and different from the contemporary fiction that I mostly read, but I am immersed in this ...
27. Till We have Faces -Incredible book about a Princess and her family, including her unhealthy love for her sister, her self-absorbed rule of men in her service, and her struggle to understand the Gods who ruled her land (think Greek Gods).
28. I was told there would be cake-no touchstone; ...
... a favorite, to clear my palate) and two Andre Norton's, The Zero Stone and Uncharted Stars. Getting ready to start Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis for one group read, and Deepwood by Jennifer Roberson for another group. Anyone read either of those?
Work has really interfered with my reading schedule this week, so I finally finished white tiger and am on to Til We Have Faces , which I am loving, and The Plague of Doves, which is also great.
Book 63: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. 3.5 *
The story is a re-telling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, from the point of view of Orual, Psyche's ugly sister.
Till We Have Faces explores Queen Orual's lifelong battle to reconcile her religious heritage with her Greek ...
Book 63: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. 3.5 *
The story is a re-telling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, from the point of view of Orual, Psyche's ugly sister.
Till We Have Faces explores Queen Orual's lifelong battle to reconcile her religious heritage with her Greek ...
Book 63: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. 3.5 *
The story is a re-telling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, from the point of view of Orual, Psyche's ugly sister.
Till We Have Faces explores Queen Orual's lifelong battle to reconcile her religious heritage with her Greek ...
... to read this one. I am reading a retelling of the story of Psyche and Cupid right now and it is terrific. It is called Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. Have a great day!
--BJ
... Moll Flanders (still in Virginia); Cryptonomicon; Lisey’s Story; The Eye in the Door; About Grace; Till We Have Faces ; Before Women Had Wings; The Turkish Gambit
Favorite book when you were a child:
As a very young child, Milne and Seuss books; as an ...
... The Forsyte Saga. I am really enjoying it, even though I am not reading it too fast. I will pause on that and take up Till We Have Faces now. Hope you are all having a wonderful day and thanks for all the happy words about my sweetest ever doggie!
--BJ
Still reading Anna Karenina, only about 200 pages left! Really loving it. Will start in Till We Have Faces on Monday for a group read here on LT. Might also read some more in Graven In De Nijldelta, not sure yet.
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I hope you enjoy Till We Have Faces !
Hello BJ,
I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on Till We Have Faces . How did you like Good Omens? (Sorry if I missed your posting.)
Caroline
... a good one.
My husband took my daughter and I on a quick trip to a new bookstore in town last week so that I could get Till We Have Faces . It turned out to be a pretty good store! Hope that everyone has a terrific weekend!
--BJ
... book.
The online book club I belong to is going to be reading Apuleius's The Golden Ass for 3 June. Lewis based Till We Have Faces on the story of Cupid and Psyche in "The Golden Ass".
Congratulations on the start of a new thread. Hope you're enjoying Till We Have Faces . I loved it, though I must admit I found the ending a bit confusing.
... Forsyte Saga, War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Stand, Don Quixote and starting The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and Till We Have Faces . Clearly, part of the reason that I am so confused all the time is that I have too many books going on. I am also wanting to read The Stranger, which ...
... never say no to a book buying trip. In fact, I signed right up for the membership card.
The C. S. Lewis book was called Till We Have Faces and is apparently a Science Fiction book. I had to have help locating it. But they had the book! Yea! Ender's Game is another SciFi book that my ...
I just finished Till We Have Faces , and since I've read (and own) so much of C.S. Lewis' books, I'm surprised I haven't read this one before. I really enjoyed it! Now what to read next...
Probably The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
I've (finally) reviewed Till We Have Faces (review found here ).
Traceygilbert, please review Middlesex. I've heard a lot of praise for it, and am curious what you think.
Whoever chooses for me, you can choose from my "tb ...
55. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Orual, the daughter of the King of Glome, is the oldest of three sisters. She loves the youngest, Psyche, almost as a daughter, especially since Psyche's mother (Orual's stepmother) died in childbirth. Orual's world begins to crumble when Glome is ...
... Monstrous Regiment (the last on audio).
Now I'm listening to Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card and reading Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I'm thinking of starting As They See 'Em, a new book about major league baseball umpires, for a nonfiction read this week, too.
... been more interesting if the author weren't so committed to being grim. LOL
Hmmm wonder if I could hunt up a copy of Til We Have Faces ... I think I already have one in storage... Of course the Narnia and Perelandra books are here. Double hmmm... wouldn't mind a re-read of Screwtape ...
We are planning a quick read of Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis beginning May 11th and proceeding for about a week or so. Anyone who is interested, please feel free to join in the fun!
#132 Stasia
I would love to do a group read of Til We Have Faces --as long as it doesn't start until 2 weeks from today. I have my only day off before then today, so I'm trying to catch up. In two weeks life goes back to "normal" and I hope to be fully functioning by then!
I will have no ...
... finishing the trilogy (and being something of a list completist), I have it on my shelf for this year. Now I'm also adding Til We Have Faces to that TBR. *sigh*
... these, I think I'll try reading a couple of books off my bookshelves instead of library books, maybe David Copperfield or Till We Have Faces .
#130/131: Til We Have Faces is C.S. Lewis' fiction at its best, IMO. Honestly, I prefer his nonfiction, but if I had to chose only one of his fiction books to take to a desert island, it would be that one (and I love the Chronicles of Narnia). I hope you can locate your copy, Carolyn!
...
Carolyn
I read Til We Have Faces and it is one of my favorites of his.
Now, I'm prompted to dig it out and read it again.
... also a huge fan of C.S. Lewis--both his fiction and nonfiction. One I haven't read yet--it's on my list for this year--is Til We Have Faces , which supposedly he thought was his best work of fiction (can't remember the source for that idea--probably some introduction to his works). Have you ...
I'm looking forward to reading Till We Have Faces , reportedly Lewis's favourite of his own books.
... ence
47. Greenberg, Martin H. ed.: Murder British Style
48. Forche, Carolyn: The Country Between Us
49. Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces
50. Alegria, Claribel: Fugues
51. Oliver, Mary: Owls and Other Fantasies
Best in May:
Fiction: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Nonfiction: ...
... fiction, too.
I haven't read anything other than the Narnia books, so I can't recommend, but The Great Divorce and Till We Have Faces sound interesting.
... is here .
bell7, how about a review of Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis?
Whoever chooses for me: almost anything I haven't reviewed yet is fine, but I'd prefer not to reread any of my Agatha Christies ...
... a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
6. The 39 Steps by John Buchan
7. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
8. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Realistic Contemporary Fiction
1. Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
2. Sold by Patric ...
... Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!) (2/25/09)
2. Willa Cather: The Old Beauty and Others (2/26/09)
3. Lewis, C.S.: Till We Have Faces (5/27/09)
4. Salinger, J.D.: Franny and Zooey (6/01/09)
5. Franklin, Ariana: Mistress of the Art of Death (6/16/09) (mystery)
6. Stewart, G ...
... by Vladimir Nabokov. Group Reads -- Literature.
5. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon. Group Reads -- SciFi.
6. Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. 75 Book Challenge Group Read.
7. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. The Highly Rated Book Group.
8. The Serpent's Tal ...
... A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka (29/3/09)
5. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (30/4/09)
6. Till we have faces - CS Lewis (19/5/09)
7. Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh (16/4/09)
8. Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin (27/6/09)
9. The Devil and M ...
#17: I have a paperback copy of Till We Have Faces , which is my favorite of Lewis' novels but I would love to see a FS edition. I haven't read it in years; a FS copy would be the perfect excuse for a re-read...
... Great Divorce, and finally, a title that he considered his finest work, but that has typically been rather hard to find: Till We Have Faces . Has anyone else enjoyed that one?
According to Folio 60, I see The Chronicles of Narnia and Sagittarius Rising, both of which I've seen offered ...
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LisaCurio: Time Stops for No Mouse
Pummzie: The Mischief
cjji955: The House on the Strand
alaskabookworm: Till We Have Faces
LT 75: The Book Thief
VioletBramble: The Summer Sherman Loved Me
MusicMom: Letter to Alice....
shewhowearsred: City of Ember
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Backwards or forwards is fine. I recently read C. S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces — amazing book — and it is a reworking of the Psyche myth. I was only vaguely familiar with the original story, but Lewis' book has inspired me to look into the source. I think retellings can be a great way to get ...
... he nailed. The Screwtape Letters is a remarkable treastise on the human condition, whether you believe in God or not. Til We Have Faces is a Great Novel. His philosophical and apologetic works just don't do much for me any more. They are very readable, and you learn a lot about writing ...
just finished Til We Have Faces . Really enjoyed it, although it did come over somewhat Lewisesque at the end. Such an appropriate read, as i had just been reading about So-crates and greeklings beforehand. Of course, i love anything relating to mythology, so it was a no-brainer.
What to read ...
104 Hmm now I must consider a reread of Till we have faces I have the next book but I haven't started reading it yet, see I caved to peer pressure but not entirely.
I am still reading Wharton's The Buccaneers which is splendid. Better than The Age of Innocence that and guide books for Engl ...
Till We Have Faces . Enjoying it muchly. Thanks for the recommendation, homies.
>#67, #75: I've just mooched Till We Have Faces . I have an conflicted attitude to Lewis, but that does sound good. And i've wishlisted The Penelopiad because it came up on the Faces recommendations. Thanks guys!
>86 I loved Till We Have Faces . It was in my best books this year list .
I'm currently reading The Murderers Among Us (a very heavy recounting of the Holocaust and subsequent Nazi hunt). After that, I'm planning Moonra ...
Happy reading, K!
I finished Till We Have Faces , but am still working on Little, Big. I've also started Into the Wild by Erin Hunter, which is the first book in a children's series about warrior cats. It's been madly popular at both libraries I've worked at, so I thought I'd better see ...
#67Ooh foggi Till We Have Faces is good.
I just finished The Sun Also Rises I am trying to bring about a reconcilation between myself and Hemingway. I just started The Pilgrim Hawk I seem to be stuck in books by or about the lost generation right now.
I'm rereading an old favorite, Till We Have Faces .
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me by Josef M. Bauer
The Crack-up by F. Scott Fitzgerald
... paired with Macbeth;
Lord of the Flies is illuminated by Euripides' The Bacchae;
C. S. Lewis's marvellous Till We Have Faces is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche;
also, Brokeback Mountain pairs nicely with Alice Munro's "The Turkey Season" found in The Moons of J ...
... Hopefully I will get to read that and a few more of the intriguing titles mentioned here. I'm particularly interested in Till We Have Faces . I had never heard of it before this thread, but it sounds fascinating.
Incidentally, I hated The Penelopiad. I am usually a big Margaret Atwood ...
Also worth mentioning is C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces which is a retelling of the Greek Myth of Psyche and a very good book as well.
... copies of this, but this one had a prologue by G.K. Chesterton, so I couldn't resist)
Mom surprised me by bringing home Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis home as an un-birthday gift. :)
10. Till We Have Faces Reading the Cupid and Psyche myth with one of my classes at school and reading one of C.S. Lewis's letters where he explained a little bit about this book made me want to re-read it. I was not disappointed!
Oh, I love Til We Have Faces . Lewis has a wonderful way of turning that story on its head. It's about time I reread that one...
... more magical realism, a great read.
I would say that Lewis' space trlogy is SF, but he also wrote the wonderful Till We Have Faces , a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth, which I would call a fantasy.
In addition to the Prydain series, Lloyd Alexander wrote another YA fantasy ...
... Christie
A Drowned Maiden's Hair-Laura Amy Schlitz
The Alexandira Link-Steven Berry
Labyrinth-Kate Mosse
'Til We Have Faces -C.S. Lewis
Go To Helena Handbasket-Donna Moore
Cubicles-Canika Spencer
The Last Secret of the Temple-Paul Sussman
Koko-Peter Straub
I Wish S ...
Sounds like a good idea, and so here goes:
Started out on Oct 30, 2007
Completed:
1. Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis (Finished Nov. 3) 319 pgs
2. I, Claudius - Robert Graves (Finished Nov 14) 432 pgs
Till We Have Faces - I thought that Lewis did an excellent job approaching the ...
... young adults. We took several detours along the way; The Road Less Traveled and Why Bad Things Happen to Good People and Til We Have Faces . (wonky touchstone here.)
We found it quite liberating, but none of us felt God's "answer" was much of an answer.
I have spent a more than half my ...
... to the "deep magic" we find in other places in the Chronicles. Now to put all my cards on the table, I have to admit that Til We Have Faces is my favorite Lewis book, and that constitutes my "canon within the canon" when it comes to Lewis. Back when I was a high school fundamentalist, that ...
... find that most fantasy fans are pretty open-minded about reading children's as well as adult books.)
And I almost forgot Till We Have Faces -- possibly my favorite C. S. Lewis book, though not as well-known as his other fiction. It's the "Cupid and Psyche" myth retold from the ...
... I was very relieved that I didn't have to go on and read more.
I guess it's a bit borderline as fantasy, but how about Till We Have Faces ?
Review for Till We Have Faces posted.
I finished Till We Have Faces . I'll have a review up shortly.
... Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult that day. It's not going as quickly as I hoped - it's not up to the standard of
We have to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver which is the same topic (school shooting).
Went to a library sale today and got 22 books. Am I crazy? yes.
Shortride, your turn. Go review 'Til We Have Faces .
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
Skeletons by Kate Wilhelm
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The Chin Kiss King by Ana Veciana-Suarez
... CS Lewis, George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb, L. Frank Baum
FAVOURITE BOOK(s): The Lord of the Rings, Till we Have Faces , Illusion, Ill Made Mute, Gormenghast trilogy, Catspaw, A Game of Thrones, Ender's Game, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, The Last Unicorn ...
... think I prefer Tolkien as a whole becase of his world building skills. Lewis might have won if he wrote all his work like Till We Have Faces , my favorite Lewis book, in which the allegory is much subtler.
Finished in April
16. Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by CS Lewis -A fascinating retelling of the mythological tale of Cupid and Psyche told through the eyes or Orual, on of Psyche's sisters. Lewis brings the mythological figures into modern times and makes them someone we can relate to ...
I'm in the middle of Till We Have Faces: a myth retold by CS Lewis
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That said, here's a webpage about the reading order
Till We Have Faces is also a wonderful book, but very different than Narnia. I haven't read Miracles yet, but I would highly recommend The Four Loves and Surprised by ...
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis Great book, under appreciated.
... books on ebay just two days ago and were delivered to a delighted me today, at a total cost of £5, plus p&p charges:
The Myth of Independence by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, published in 1969;
The Terrorist Prince - The Life and Death of Murtaza Bhutto incidently, written on ZAB's not-so-wo ...
... of Enoch Wallace: Life, Death, and the Changing Brain by Ira B. Black
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis
Invisible Acts of Power: The Divine Energy of a Giving Heart by Caroline Myss
The Dog's Mind: Understanding ...
... ock
And I know C.S. Lewis has already been mentioned, but don't forget he wrote other novels besides the Narnia series. Till We Have Faces is probably his best adult novel, and his sci-fi trilogy is also fairly interesting.
... only come into my consciousness as a "classic" because The Modern Library tells me so, but I'm slowly making my way through We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, the "powerful new translation" by Natasha Randall.
It's about a dystopian future where mankind is yoked by a totalitarian ideology based ...
I tried to read Till We Have Faces several times when I was in high school. I knew a girl who absolutely loved it and urged me to read it on the assumption that I would love it too. I hated it. Couldn't get more than halfway through it. Perhaps I should try it again.
For me, it was Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I had bought it and put it on the shelf just to finish out the Lewis library, but kind of dreaded reading the re-telling of a Greek myth. Shame on me for underestimating Lewis. I picked it up out of desperation last year and will probably read ...
A "must have" no one has mentioned is We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. As a (sub)-genre founding work, it really stands the test of time.
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_zamyatin_we.html
And there is a well made ...
Parcequifaut & Opinicus,
It's not We but thanks for the try. It's that strawberries and cream thing that I'm hoping someone remembers.
I don't think it's British, could be wrong though, it's been 30+ years.
And thanks for the Stump The Bookseller link!!!!
EC
Elusive...
Could it be We by Evgeni Zamiatin? I'm not sure because I haven't read that book in years and most of mine are in boxes (hateful things)...but I seem to remember the strawberries and cream.
Read that book anyway, it's awesome. I don't know why LT is linking Till We Have Faces ...
... by Laura Cerwinske. It sounds like a book similar to what gavroche suggested Word that Hurt, Words that Heal.
Now, We has been mentioned before and it's appearing again! Have to take a look at it.
Keep it coming!
... I'd like to ask what you think of Dostoevsky's "case for the prosecution," so to speak, and about the same case in Lewis' Till we have Faces . It has always really struck me that the first part of this novel is about three times as long as the second. Is it so much easier, in some sense, to ...
... I'd like to ask what you think of Dostoevsky's "case for the prosecution," so to speak, and about the same case in Lewis' Till we have Faces . It has always realy struck me that the first part of this novel is about three times as long as the second. Is it so much easier, in some sense, to ...
... I'd like to ask what you think of Dostoevsky's "case for the prosecution," so to speak, and about the same case in Lewis' Till we have Faces . It has always realy struck me that the first part of this novel is about three times as long as the second. Is it so much easier, in some sense, to ...
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