Now available unabridged on cassette and CD--C.S. Lewis’ classic Screwtape Letters--the engaging correspondence between two devils.Read by Joss Ackland.
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This adaptation of C.S. Lewis's biting satire received a 1999 Grammy nomination for best spoken-word performance, and it's easy to see why--the story fits the format perfectly. It's relatively brief (the unabridged reading takes a mere four hours), and contains only one character--the demon Screwtape, who writes letters to his novice nephew Wormwood, instructing him on how to best tempt his "patient" (a wayward soul on earth) into the bosom of "our Lord below."
Obviously, the book wasn't written with former Monty Python John Cleese in mind, but it's hard to imagine a better Screwtape. Cleese's voice provides the perfect vehicle for Lewis's dry, razor-edged wit. His uncanny comic timing and ability to milk each phrase for maximum effect betray an infectious enthusiasm for the story. It's clear that he's having a great time reading, and it's impossible not to laugh along with him. This inspired pairing of two of the 20th century's greatest wits makes for a meditation on the dark side of spiritual guidance that's as relevant and funny today as it was in Lewis's war-torn England. (Running time: 4 hours, 3 cassettes) --Andrew Neiland --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.
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Lewis's satire is a Christian classic. Screwtape is a veteran demon in the service of "Our Father Below" whose letters to his nephew and prot?g?, Wormwood, instruct the demon-in-training in the fine points of leading a new Christian astray. Lewis's take on human nature is as on-target as it was when the letters were first published in 1941. John Cleese's narration is perfect as he takes Screwtape from emotional height to valley, from tight control to near apoplexy. This will be a popular in most libraries.ANann Blaine Hilyard, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.
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By Peragulator
Format:Paperback
Overall a well written book that does however start to get a bit tedious. A reply from Wormwood or correspondence with other demons might have livened up the book. Words about the war and hinting of inderlying problems between Screwtape and his nephew went nowhere. I was hoping for a level twist like that in the story "Flowers for Algenon".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...It is very well-written, and the premise is interesting. However, I found it so boring I could hardly pay attention. C.S. Lewis does make some good points, but he really beats them to death. The reason I'm rating the book two stars instead of one is that it really is very well-written, in spite of being extremely boring.
By Dave
Format:Paperback
C.S. Lewis is an awesome writer, both with fiction and non-fiction. In the Screwtape Letters, as you already know, Screwtape is writing letters of advice to Wormwood, about how to tempt and otherwise pervert the ways of his "patient".
It can be tough, grueling reading at times, but it so perfectly illuminates the sinful side of everyone...and can be an indicator of what NOT to do!
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Lewis's unpublicized talent
When you read other work by Lewis, you are drawn to the clarity of style and thought and the ability to untangle complex issues regarding the validity of faith - now, but also... Read more
Published 18 months ago by SnowPharoah
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A satrical theological masterpiece, rich in consolation and humour
I often say that almost all of my theology comes from reading "The Narnia Suite," which I read for the first time at the age of eight, and more than a dozen times thereafter. Read more
Published on Nov 19 2008 by Lauren B. Davis
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Great Book About the Christian View of Demons
This book consists of thirty-one letters written from a demon (Wormwood) to his nephew (Screwtape) who is also a demon. Read more
Published on July 17 2004 by Josh Moffit
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If you like C.S. Lewis . . .
. . . like I do, I strongly suggest We All Fall Down, by Brian Caldwell. Like Lewis, Caldwell takes an intellectual aproach to the concept of Christianity. Read more
Published on July 9 2004 by Mike
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So that's what they're thinking
C. S. Lewis takes you into the mindset of a pair of demons named Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood, who connive to corrupt an unnamed British man living during World War II. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2004 by Paul Skinner
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Gets better every time I read it!
No matter how many times I read this book I get a fresh insight into human spirituality. It's one of those slim little books that one can read in a flash, over and over. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2004
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Gotta read it
This book goes to show you that Satan's best trick to make people think he doesn't exsist.
Published on Jun 3 2004 by Rod Kastner
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Different perspective
This is an amazing way of looking at the spiritual warfare of the Christian faith. As Christians, we always look at upside of things. Read more
Published on May 18 2004 by Jeffrey Joslin
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Re-release Cleese, please!
John Cleese's rendition of "Screwtape" is phenomenal. The pairing of Monty Python's Mr. Cleese with C.S. Read more
Published on April 24 2004 by Mei L. Po
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Brilliant yet simple
This book is very thought provoking. Lewis is right about pretty much everything in the modern. The enemeis of truth don't have to dsiprove it, butonly trivialize it.
Published on April 13 2004 by some guy
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