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Summary: Devilishy delightful.
Review: John Cleese was born to read The Screwtape Letters! C.S. Lewis portrays Hell as a vast bureaucracy, and nobody does nasty bureaucratic officiousness as well as Cleese. Offers some keen insights into human souls, albeit from an astutely infernal angle.
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Summary: A First Rate Performance Which Brings The Book To Life
Review: I'm not usually a fan of "books on tape" but this is a case where inspired reading (more of a one-man performance) brings out nuances which don't come across on paper. Screwtape was the first C.S. Lewis book I read as an adult (after reading the Narnia books nearly 10 times apiece as a child). Though I'm not a Christian, I found a lot of inspiration in Screwtape. Lewis is so good at capturing the little games we all play and the avoidance techniques we all use. He writes so well about the redemption of souls, and the meaning of our spiritual side. I remember finding some of the wit in the book a little obvious. Not so with Cleese's reading! He has never done anything better. His comedic talents bring out the humor of the book, including some lines which weren't funny on paper. But his performance ranges far beyond the merely funny: the menace with which he says "I could show you a pretty cageful down here . . ." or the quiet hypnotic way he reads Lewis's lines about the road to Hell being "soft underfoot, . . . without milestones, without signposts" -- these things send a chill down the spine. My only regret about these tapes is that four of the Letters are not included. But the remaining letters are read in full with no abridgement. I literally wore out my first copy of these tapes and have ordered a 2nd set.
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Summary: Terrific Rendition!
Review: John Cleese does an excellent job as the voice of Screwtape. He brings this volume alive in a way I never imagined; making C. S. Lewis' satire stick in your mind in a way reading the book never did for me. A great casting job and highly recommended!
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Summary: ITS A MASTERPIECE
Review: This is my second reading of the book - about 15 years since my first reading. It was powerful then and is more powerful now in regards to the subliminal manipulation by evil. I appreciate Mr. Lewis taking the time and energy to share his knowledge and spiritual strength. I can not imagine anyone reading this book and not being changed for the better. I recommend it to everyone I know.
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Summary: John Cleese is *perfect* as Screwtape.
Review: This is one of the funniest and most insightful books ever, and John Cleese is perfect as Wormwood.I've listened to it at least three times in the past several years. I don't expect I'll ever get tired of it.
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Summary: chilling, witty, humorous, glorious
Review: I read this again and again, never failing to marvel at the incredible insight CS Lewis has about becoming muddled by the world. Some of his views on women and sex are a bit outdated and misogynist in my opinion, but the overall lessons are still as true as ever. Despite the humour, it is a scary book at times. In the end, despite it all, Screwtape ends up giving a glorious homily to God. I recommend this even to non Christians, as a wonderful way at looking at human fraility.
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Summary: IT GAVE ME GREAT SPIRITUAL INSIGHT.
Review: I READ THIS BOOK WHENI WAS 18 AND HAVING DIFFICULTY IN MY LIFE. IT HELPED ME TO SEE THAT THE DEVIL DOES TRY TO STEER YOU ON THE WRONG PATH, YET IF I TURN A SITUATION OVER TO GOD THEN THE DEVIL HAS NO POWER. THIS BOOK ALSO HELPED ME TO THINK ABOUT MY OWN SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYONE, NO MATTER IF THERE ARE TROUBLES OR NOT. IT MAKES ONE THINK OF WHAT THEY BELEIVE IN, OF THEIR OWN SPIRITUAL BELEIFS. THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ BESIDES THE BIBLE.
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Summary: Superb performance of a classic work
Review: John Cleese gives a fine performance as Screwtape, a senior bureaucrat in the lowerarchy of hell. Screwtape writes a series of letters offering advice to a new tempter named Wormwood, on how to prevent his `patient' enjoying a full Christian life. Lewis' book is itself amongst his finest, and Cleese recognises this by offering a restrained yet highly comic performance. Even if you do not like the idea of audio literature (or talking books), this is a must have.
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Summary: Must-Read .. again and again
Review: The first time I read "The Screwtape Letters" I discovered the reasons behind behavior flaws in my husband, daughter, boss, co-workers, neighbors, parents, and finally, myself. I re-read it about once a year to remind me of the current area of need in my own character and behavior. BRAVO!
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Summary: The words of Lewis, the voice of Cleese- Scratch beware!
Review: Temptation, fraility- the devil knows how to use it for his own ends. But C.S. Lewis bit by bit reveals his theological grasp of it all in these letters. What's more John Cleese has a most remarkable grasp of what Lewis is saying. I still get shivers as I listen to Cleese- when the Devil realizes he has lost this soul. The rage is palpable. For an intellectual and a visceral experience get the tape.
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