I really should have written this right after I finished the book when it was fresh in my mind! I was excited to read something by C.S. Lewis other than the Chronicles of Narnia. I knew that it wasn't going to be Narnia, however, I didn't realize how different it would be. Lewis' writing takes on the voice of the main character who is writing down the story of her life. The ancient and somewhat primitive culture that is created reminded me of bits and pieces of Narnia, but without the magic.
The magic doesn't exist because the story is being written from the point of view of someone who has always lived in this world and knows nothing else. The interesting thing is that the "magic" in Till We Have Faces is that of Gods. The main character struggles with believing in the Gods of her culture, and in the end is forced to come to a resolute decision about their existence.
About 3/4 of the way through this book I started to lose interest in the story, but I powered through and really enjoyed the ending. I think the story does start to lag a bit, but the full impact of the final chapters makes up for it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment