Review - C.S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life

C.S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life by Ruth James Cording

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An enjoyable book, if a bit misrepresented, C.S. Lewis: A Celebration of His Early Life is a quick read in a cute coffee table format.

I say misrepresented because the last five of the sixteen chapters in the book focus on his mid-twenties and beyond. Maybe I don't think of the mid-twenties as "early life" since I'm only twenty-five myself, but I would have liked to know more about Lewis' childhood, and in a format that had more continuity than this collection of anecdotes.

It also would have been more readable if the included letters would have been placed at the ends of chapters instead of right smack in the middle of the main narrative. In addition, I spotted a few sentence fragments. Which I found to be quite eye-stabbing. While I was reading.

Despite these complaints, I did find it to be quite a sentimental and aesthetically pleasing little volume. Good brain candy for fans of Lewis and those who long for the wonder in life.

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