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Summary: Human Nature
Review: I agree with many of the other reviewers that this book is definitely the best of the trilogy. It is a thought-provoking novel that gives a clear vision of human nature, how our sinful nature came to be, and how it can be defeated. In Perelandra Lewis uses a less confrontational genre (the fictional novel) to deal with deep philosophical questions like "If sin is bad for people, then why does God put that forbidden fruit-tree in the garden of Eden and allow sin into the world?" And the explanation he offers in this novel is deeply satisfying. Overall, this book is a great read. Lewis is definitely the master of writing fiction that is both beautiful in literary style and philosophically interesting.
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Summary: Enigmatic, dramatic, beautiful
Review: CS Lewis illustrates through glittering and luminous imagery a tale enwrapped with soul and heartache. He again shatters my preconcieved notions of science fiction as a genre. This tale is worth the time, it's not an escape, it's a reexamination of reality. Lewis dons prescience of the pitfalls of new age as well as teaching us about temptation and the wiles of the enemy. Beautiful, beautiful. There are some parts that you may have to be patient as you absorb the atmosphere of this landscape, but I seriously read this book while walking to my car and I just couldn't stop. Very Very good.
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Summary: The best of the Trilogy
Review: The have been many reviews on this site about this oustanding book. This one is my personal favoriate of the series; mixing free will and love, into an enduring, speculative story.
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Summary: You'll either love it -- or just plain not "get it".
Review: I agree with other reviewers who suggest that, even if you're not into the allegorical aspect of the book, it is worth reading for the stunning descriptions of an alien planet. I've read the book several times; the most enjoyable was while on summer vacation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Reading about the green seas and golden skies, the variegated floating islands, the bubble trees, etc., while surrounded by the wondrous beauty of our own world, was a profoundly enjoyable experience.
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Summary: Lewis tells the "Good versus Evil" debate like it is!
Review: Not only was this fantastic literature with rolling dialogue and vivid imagery of an alien land, but it was a morality tale, a twentieth century moral allegory. He spells out so simply the danger of evil, its destructive and intrusive nature, yet he shows how, on that planet (and unlike Earth), the battle was won by good in the beginning, keeping sin from gaining a foothold on that planet, and God's supremacy shone through. For Christian and non-Christian alike, this intellectual, philosophical, and moral novel gives you a new perspective on the "Good versus Evil" debate. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone and everyone!
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Summary: 2 stars is generous...
Review: I love the Narnia books, but this 'Space' book is really not very good. It has no basis in scientific fact, so if you are looking for that go elsewhere. Perelandra is really just the story of Adam & Eve (on Venus, or Perelandra as it is called) with the serial numbers filed off. Elwin Ransom and his antagonist Weston are both learned men, and it is smacked over your head time and time again as the dialogue is quite verbose. (when there is dialogue at all) Most folks don't speak that way now, and I doubt they spoke that way back then. (When was it originally published? During WWII, I think. Shame on the publisher for not including that!)
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Summary: Perelandra
Review: I have read C.S. Lewis's Perelandra series before and enjoyed it beyond belief. I HIGHLY recommend this and other of C.S. Lewis' science fiction writtings. I'm back to buy one of my own. A great read over and over again. It will encourage and challenge you. It will even make you think. Get it,and get changed. :-)
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Summary: A Modern Classic
Review: This book is one of the finest books that I have read in a long time. The sheer nature of it is so compelling that I could hardly put it down. Even if have not read "Out of the Silent Planet" it is still a great read. There are parts that grip you with terror and others that massage your mind. C.S. Lewis is amazing. If you don't buy this book from Amazon, please, I urge you to borrow it from a library.
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Summary: Startlingly imaginitive. . .profoundly Christian.
Review: Take out the Christian allegories and you still have a superb novel. . .include them and you have a spiritual masterpiece of almost biblical proportions. Perelandra cuts to the quick; atheists, evolutionists and anti-Christians won't be able to endure it. If you want to understand the Garden of Eden from our own Bible, read Perelandra. Lewis understood it. This book is light years ahead of "Out Of The Silent Planet", though Silent Planet created an adequate preface to the trilogy.
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Summary: Less Sci-Fi than Christian Symbolism
Review: In C.S. Lewis' "Perelandra," a sequel to his "Out of the Silent Planet," Lewis again chronicles the adventures of philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom in an alien atmosphere. Ransom is this time transported to Venus, known to its denizens as Perelandra, to stop an all-powerful demonic apparition from world-domination with his knowledge of ethics, as opposed to physical superiority. Lewis uses much Christian symbolism in this sci-fi novel, as Perelandra's ruler is an effigy of Christ and the central antagonist an effigy of the snake in the garden of Eden. Lewis was not unfamiliar with Christian symbolism, as it abounds in all of his works, including "The Magician's Nephew," wherein the major protagonists represented Adam and Eve and the major antagonist again represented the snake in the garden of Eden. In that novel, an effigy of God himself was also supplied, as the lion Aslan created a mythic world in less then 10 minutes. Lewis focuses too much on Christian symbolism in this novel, however, as he downplays the sci-fi/adventure elements in favor of the aforementioned Christian symbolism. It degrades the novel as a whole, I think, but that is one small flaw and is easily made up for when the protagonist's journey ensues. This is a wonderful, if somewhat flawed, novel, and should not be missed.
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