![]() ![]() I just connected with Quentin so easily and could not put the book down. Perhaps it's the modern setting, perhaps it's the teen characters. ![]() I've never read something from the genre that I found so relatable. However, as an adult fantasy novel, it was just incredible. Please don't worry, all you purists I wouldn't put this ahead of Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, or even Harry Potter. It was one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. Don't get me wrong, I loved the Percy Jackson books, and some of them really are perfectly crafted, but this book. I'm asking these questions because I find myself wanting to give The Magicians 6 stars, simply because it was really that good. Does that mean they deserve 4 stars? I don't want to put anyone off reading a book because I gave it a less than perfect score.but what does perfect really mean? Many books that I give 5 stars do have their flaws. Maybe I need to think more closely about what deserves such a perfect rating. I think, perhaps, I give out too many 5 star ratings. They're great books to have in my arsenal, especially since I love Lewis so much. The descriptions were beautiful, but they didn't make things move along very quickly.ĭespite my disinterest with the plot, I will most likely pick up the sequels. But, like I said, the plot itself just wasn't exciting enough for me. ![]() Ransom (the protagonist) might have suffered. Lewis did a great job depicting the linguistic difficulties that Dr. Often, characters luck out in discovering that the natives eat the same things as we do here on Earth and they happen to speak the same language! Wow! Not in this book. I did enjoy seeing an author address the problem of language on other planets, and the questions of survival. I've never been that into retro science fiction, and this was certainly retro. However, I'm not sure if I really connected with the surface plot. The story definitely had a hidden Christian manifesto, similar to the Chronicles of Narnia series. In terms of the message of the book, I was as happy as I've ever been with his work. Wow, definitely getting away from myself there, but the point is, I really admire Lewis and what he has to say, which is why I picked up Out of the Silent Planet. Lewis projects Christian idealogies throughout his worlds, while Pullman smashes them. Their respective fantasy series have essentially done the same thing: examined the concept of God in terms of multiple worlds, generated through fantasy naratives. Personally, I would do just about anything to see Lewis go head to head in a battle of words with the illustrious author and atheist, Phillip Pullman. I believe that a lot of modern day Christians could really learn a thing or two from Lewis, because faith should constantly be reexamined and questioned if it's ever going to progress in the way that science has. I admire him greatly for his intelligent religious viewpoints. Lewis used fantasy and science fiction to examine his faith, to experiment with the idea of God in magical worlds or in far off planets. He wasn't hateful towards members of other faiths, nor was he completely unquestioning of his own faith. He didn't try to club people over the head with Christianity. Lewis didn't just blindly write about faith. He is one of the most recognized Christian authors and, to my mind, the most important. I love the books he wrote and I love the point of view he represented. ![]()
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