Linda Washington

C. S. Lewis’ writing prowess is legendary—especially in Christian circles. His economy of language and knack for choosing the perfect metaphor to make any point made him one of my favourite authors from a young age. Now, after having read most of Lewis’ works at least twice, I discovered this book of meditations.

The Soul of C. S. Lewis is a collection of 240 one page meditations on Lewis’ works. His popular books are all here, but so are some of his lesser known works and essays. show more Lewis’ style lends itself perfectly to this sort of treatment. You can choose a line from almost any page of his written output to reflect upon.

The book has three writers/editors on the front cover, and ten author biographies in the front of the book. While the overall quality of the meditations is high, the diversity of authors shows through at times. Some meditations reach to the depths of Christian experience while others seem to pick the low-hanging fruit. Some meditations are tersely constructed mini-essays, while others are two stream-of-consciousness paragraphs strung together.

This is a substantial devotional for any believer, but almost required reading for a C. S. Lewis fan.

Disclaimer: A review copy of this book was provided for free by Tyndale Publishing House. show less

I appreciated the readability of each one-page reflection. I could read one or twenty in a sitting. I am also glad it included a wide variety of Lewis's works - it exposed me to some themes and genres he wrote on that I want to explore more. The final chapter, based around The Last Battle, got a little weird and touched on issues that need far more than one page to address with any nuance. But the Bible references after each reflection offer an opportunity to read more in context, if someone show more chooses to. show less

This was a fun but mostly just fluffy book, probably better suited to younger readers who don’t have as much cultural background yet. I don’t ever really expect much from these sorts of books I read them because I find them fun and enjoy reading how different cultural and historical themes connect in sometimes unexpected ways.
My biggest criticism is that much of the humor falls flat (you can just skip most of the jokes in the parenthesis) and the last chapter was a total waste, putting show more Discworld characters into different reality shows and trying to figure out how they would do. I suppose if you are a fan of reality shows it could mean something to you, but to me it just felt flat and a waste of my time.
If you go into this book with this mindset there are some gems and insight to be had, you just can’t take it too seriously. show less

This is a book of well written bible stories that were illustrated by children ages 9-12. The illustrations are wonderful. They are different children’s opinions of what each of these bible stories would have looked like. I think children of many ages would love these stores. I received this book from Worthy Kids for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.