![]() ![]() In pondering his own attitudes he was able to pinpoint areas where humans think themselves noble or superior when they are, in fact, suffering from delusions of grandeur. Some people aren't very prone to self-evaluation but Lewis most definitely made a regular habit out of doing so. Lewis does best: he describes human nature to his readers in a clever way, using a dollop of wit and a garnish of irony. It is, for the reader, a book about temptations in life and how to identify them properly and keep our eyes focused on Jesus. ![]() Wormwood's job is to keep the human from committing his life to "the Enemy" (who is, of course, the Christ) and his uncle is attempting to give advice and tips as to how Wormwood might go about accomplishing this task. The story is told in letter form, wherein a head demon by the name of Screwtape is writing letters to his demon nephew, Wormwood. In case you are unaware of the premise of this book, it is one of Lewis's fictional works which was published in 1942. I sat down with The Screwtape Letters late last week and read it in about two sittings. ![]() She gave me the time and that's rather a lovely gift. ![]() Barbara from Stray Thoughts selected this read for us and I was glad of it because I had been wanting to read it again but hadn't made the time. This month's book club read is The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74). ![]()
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