Where to Start with C S Lewis | Book List

Some thoughts on where to get started with C.S. Lewis's very large backlist - book recommendation time!!

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Books Mentioned:

AN EXPERIMENT IN CRITICISM
A GRIEF OBSERVED
THE FOUR LOVES
MERE CHRISTIANITY
THE WEIGHT OF GLORY
LETTERS TO MALCOM
THE GREAT DIVORCE
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE

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[nhell_]

I'm currently reading the Magician's Nephew. And I was done reading the Lion the witch and the wardrobe. Honestly, I didn't know that there's two different schools about how the chronicles of narnia should be read systematically. And yeah, I did start with the Iion the witch and the wardrobe simply because thats the one that I am familiar with.
Anyway, I love this video about C.S Lewis and how you gracefully delivered some of your insights.

[ThesepretzelsRmakingmethirsty]

Three of my favorite books of all time are by him! Love his writing! The Great Divorce was mind blowing to me I love that book, the Screwtape Letters are superb at flipping the narrative and seeing things from another side! For my favorite Narnia book, I love The Horse and His Boy; it’s so wonderful and the picture it paints in my mind is glorious.

[jacquelinemcmenamin]

There is now a CS Lewis festival in Belfast.

[Imaginetheday]

I read The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce last year. So much love for both of those! I'm in the camp of publication order for Narnia, but I've been rereading them this year in chronological order. It hasn't changed my mind, but I've enjoyed it. :)

[BeautifullyBookishBethany]

I love CS Lewis! I also love his sci-fi trilogy, and Til We Have Faces.

[jasminecedeno]

I’ve just started reading the non-fiction works of Lewis so I’m very appreciative of this video! I’m a little shocked that anyone can read Lewis and like his works apart from his philosophy, though I believe theology is the appropriate word, since all of his writings centered around Christianity. Also, if by saying you are no longer sympathetic you mean to say that you no longer believe in the faith, then I will be praying for you. The Father welcomes all prodigals with open arms that are no too short to save. (Luke 15:20, Isaiah 59:1).

[rootedwillowhomeschool]

Till We Have Faces is my favorite Lewis book.

[ReadandFindOut]

We have very similar feelings about Lewis! He's one of my favorite authors. A Grief Observed is my favorite work by him. It was one of my standout reads of last year. I actually agree about starting with The Magician's Nephew!

[aubrieweaver]

I also prefer the chronological reading but it helped that I read the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe years prior to reading the whole series. I personally loved seeing the theological Easter eggs as I got deeper and deeper !

[iansmith]

My only experience with Lewis is Narnia - but it's an experience that began when I was eight, and has never left me.
As to where to start with the Chronicles - I began with TLTWTW;but it's Magician's Nephew which made the greatest impression.Such an epic sweep;so effortlessly related in such a concise form.
A few years back, I was very ill for several months. I'm an atheist myself, but I took Chronicles into the hospital with me;and kept the volumes by my bedside, much to the amusement of the nurses. The books not only kept me entertained (people forget that they are often extremely funny - parts of Dawn Treader often seem to prefigure Python);but I realised later that the philosophical element of the books were the equivalent of the Bible to me.

[josephososkie]

You have an interesting narrative style. And as you say Lewis’s writing style was somewhat simple and direct which makes it easier to engage the reader. Which ones are your top three favorite?

[movngforward]

Thank you, Mara! I started Hillsdale College's course this morning. I have put it off many times in my life and you gave me a great reference.

[gaildoughty]

Outstanding video; nice exploration of the different sides to Lewis.
I missed Narnia in my childhood but when my eldest started the series I picked up Screwtape and was vastly amused.
Now I want to go back and read him again, and more of him.

[JayEllis]

Brilliant video 🖖🤔😄 I haven’t seen your other video, so I will find it later.

[danecobain]

That settles it, I need to read some more C. S. Lewis

[racheltevaseu]

my fave of the Narnia series: The Last Battle...

[seriela]

What's going on here? Been connecting with your videos all day! 🤣 My favorite C.S. Lewis is Mere Christanity. I also read A Grief Observed when my mom passed decades ago. I enjoyed The Screwtape Letters but, though I bought beautiful editions of Narnia for my grandbabies and had the paperback set for my own children, I could never "click" with Narnia. Don't know why....

[dannigreen]

Just bought A Grief Observed at a used-books bookstore. Thank you so much for the rec. I wanted to start with Mere Christianity so I appreciate this video. I really wanna get more into Christian thought and I know he's an important figure. Would you consider making a "where to start with Christian thought" video? If not, I'll just inbox you on Goodreads to get that list.

[MaryAmongStories]

love these videos! I've never actually read any of those and probably should :p

[elvincarranza]

I love this! I just started getting into CS Lewis. My introduction was with the Great Divorce. I’m now on Mere Christianity and understand what you mean by having blind sides in some of his arguments - specifically in marriage. I am curious though, why did you become less sympathetic?