“Yet I know that good is coming to me—that good is always coming; though few have at all times the simplicity and the courage to believe it. What we call evil, is the only and best shape, which, for the person and his condition at the time, could be assumed by the best good. And so, Farewell.”That is the end of George MacDonald’s Phantastes: A Faerie Romance. Phantastes has a fame that far outstrips the number of people who have read it. Why? Because one cold evening at the bookstall in a … [Read more...] about Is Phantastes Worth Reading?
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis and the Reading Life
“If only one had time to read a little more: we either get shallow & broad or narrow and deep.” “A good shoe is a shoe you don’t notice. Good reading becomes possible when you need not consciously think about eyes, or light, or print, or spelling.” C.S. Lewis The hobby of reading has a curious feature. All hobbies have books written to explain how to more fully enjoy the hobby. But reading is the only hobby where the act of reading about the hobby is the same as the hobby itself. Hence … [Read more...] about C. S. Lewis and the Reading Life
Can’t You Read the Sign?
“Signs, Signs, everywhere there’s signs.” Thus saith Tesla. And before that Five Man Electric Band. And before that C.S. Lewis. And before that John.Not to disparage the first two, we’ll start with Lewis. The Silver Chair is book 4 in the Chronicles of Narnia. (Yes, I know saying it is the 4th book is fightin’ words in some circles.) If you haven’t read the Chronicles of Narnia, you really owe it to yourself to do so. They are all very quick reads which can be enjoyed by children as nice … [Read more...] about Can’t You Read the Sign?