[Before this starts, I just want to apologize how long this got—again. I don't know why, but whenever I try to write a review for Lewis' works, it alw[Before this starts, I just want to apologize how long this got—again. I don't know why, but whenever I try to write a review for Lewis' works, it always gets so long and becomes a long jumble of thoughts. ...more
This book was a little confusing sometimes. I often didn't really get what was going on. I noticed that the blurb doesn't d⚠️ Warning. Long review. ⚠️
This book was a little confusing sometimes. I often didn't really get what was going on. I noticed that the blurb doesn't do much in regards to explaining what the book is about, so here's a summary to give you some idea:
One autumn afternoon, Lewis, an Oxford scholar, goes to visit his friend Ransom, a Cambridge philologist. Ransom has been summoned to Perelandra (Venus) on a mission of which Ransom himself doesn't know the objective, and Lewis helps him set out on his journey in the space capsule. It's over a year later when Ransom returns, and he tells Lewis of his adventure, the tale of which makes up the whole book.
Ransom finds Venus to be an oceanic world with floating islands. There he meets a lady who looks human in every way except that she's green. Ransom and the Green Lady talk at length about everything from things about their respective worlds to Maleldil, or God in our speech. He finds out that there are only two beings on the planet, the Green Lady and someone whom she calls the King. They live in blissful peace and the joy of Maleldil, continually walking with Him in their love for Him and His perfect will. They are free to roam as they please, yet there is one command that Maleldil has given them about the land: they must never dwell on the Fixed Land, the only landmass on Perelandra that is not floating. The Green Lady doesn't understand why, but she is happy to obey anyway.
But when Weston, the man who took Ransom to Mars and whose main philosophy is to enslave or destroy the species of other planets in pursuit of human dominance and infinite survival in the solar system, arrives in a spaceship, Ransom realizes that it's for this reason he was sent to Perelandra. Weston is no longer himself and is now possessed by a dark force that is determined to lead the Green Lady into disobedience and rebellion against Maleldil. Day after day, Weston—whom Ransom begins to call the "Un-man"—talks to the Green Lady and tries to persuade her that Maleldil's command is one that is meant to be disobeyed in order for her to become "older" and wiser, that it is her duty to disobey. And day after day, Ransom works arduously to counter pseudo-Weston's arguments in support of Maleldil and His perfect will.
If the Green Lady succeeds in rejecting Weston's temptations, she and the Kind will rise to the throne as the first beings created in God's image who have not fallen into sin, and they will go on to become all that He has meant them to be. But if she gives in, then Perelandra will fall, just as Earth fell when Adam and Eve ate of the Fruit. The fate of Perelandra is in Ransom's hands. He must find a way to put a stop to Weston and his lies lest Perelandra fall and lose its innocence and perfect harmony with God.
A simple walk in the English countryside one night and a chance encounter is the beginning of Ransom's adventures in the mysterious world called MalacA simple walk in the English countryside one night and a chance encounter is the beginning of Ransom's adventures in the mysterious world called Malacandra. Practically kidnapped and thrown into a round spaceship, Ransom has no choice but to face whatever is coming next with what courage he can muster. To his surprise, however, Ransom doesn't find a hostile world filled with savage, uncivilized creatures, but a peaceful land occupied by friendly, intelligent inhabitants with an innocence that puts him to shame of his own human race's belligerence and foolish pride. He learns many strange things about Malacandra and the universe and discovers that maybe our world's myths and legends aren't as fictional as we thought they were. All this new knowledge and epiphany is great, but still, one problem remains: how in the world is he going to get back home?
2.5 stars for this one, and I'm feeling generous today. I know my thoughts on this book are very, very different from—and probably the opposite of, in2.5 stars for this one, and I'm feeling generous today. I know my thoughts on this book are very, very different from—and probably the opposite of, in many cases—almost every person who's read this book (and loved it). But I hope you'll respect my opinion and I'll respect yours. ...more
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