The Screwtape Letters
by C. S. Lewis
Taste attributes: comedyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarysimplesocial commentaryfighting evil
Boxlist takeHeightened and original: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
A milestone in the history of popular theology, The Screwtape Letters is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the dynamics of temptation.This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth, trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just...
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- Author
- C. S. Lewis
- Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 160
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