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My mother, my nephew, my gift of Out of the Silent Planet. 14 years ago today.

Tepid pick for IRL book club. The narrative starts out strong and the ending is good, but the middle meanders with descriptions of other worldly beings and landscapes without much character development or plot.

The best line was the MC realizing he couldn‘t trust alien shepherds because after all, the cyclops were shepherds too. 🤣

Was using the foil of sci fi for spiritual philosophy a new thing? (1938)

I would give this book a 6/10. The story concept and the description of the world was very interesting. However, for as short as this book was, it was really hard to motivate myself to finish it. I love C. S. Lewis, but I feel like in this book he was still trying to perfect the skill of allegory, which he obviously masters by the Narnia series. #52challenge

3.5 stars
Half of this book I adored and the other half I felt like Lewis was trying to be Tolkien (and it didn‘t work). What I appreciate the most about this story is how Lewis describes the heavens ~a la medieval cosmology~ and the angelic hierarchy he creates on Malacandra, reminiscent of 1 Peter 1:12. Looking forward to the next two books in the series!

C. S. Lewis is seriously one of the best authors to ever write. The man can make you see worlds that don‘t exist. 5/5 ⭐️

“... There were planets of unbelievable majesty, and constellations undreamed of: there were celestial sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and pinpricks of burning gold...”

Easily one of the most beautifully written books I have ever read.. this is but one example of the breathtaking imagery this book contains. If Narnia is religious allegory for written for children, this is the equivalent for adults. Each re-read it just gets better and better.

“They were astonished at what he had to tell them of human history — of war, slavery, and prostitution.
‘It is because they have no Oyarsa,‘ said one of the pupils.
‘It is because every one of them wants to be a little Oyarsa himself,‘ said Augray.
‘They can not help it,‘ said the old sorn. ‘There must be rule, yet how can creatures rule themselves? Beasts must be ruled by hnau and hnau by eldila and eldila by Maleldil.” (p110)

“A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. You are speaking, Hmān, as if the pleasure were one thing and the memory another. It is all one thing. The séroni could say it better than I say it now. Not better than I could say it in a poem. What you call remembering is the last part of the pleasure, as the crah is the last part of a poem.” (p76)

One would need several pages to really review this book. I'll do my best with the 451 characters allowed here: It took me several chapters to adjust to the writing style as it doesn't feel, to me, like a CS Lewis book but once I got past that this is a wonderful story. I'm impressed anew by his imagination! I love the idea of a world where 3 species have achieved speech and live together in harmony. Will definitely read the sequels.

Apparently I had this series shelved wrong. Opened Perelandra (see previous post) only to discover it's the 2nd book. 🤪 Starting THIS one now!

I really enjoyed the descriptions and found myself visualising the landscapes and the different species from the other world - Malacandra. I thought the main character Ransom was likeable and was happy to follow his philosophical ramblings and I‘m looking forward to reading the second book in this trilogy.

I forgot to review this one! Such an amazing read no matter how many times I return to it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Audiobook. Good!

Continuing the comfort that sci-fi and fantasy has lately been providing with a reread of the Cosmic Trilogy (I think the Space Trilogy sounds awful, I'm sorry, American friends!). CS Lewis has meant more for my faith than many, and the imagination of the worlds in the first two books never ceases to take my breath away. I typically don't reread books often but his works are a huge exception! Happy Saturday!

Day 20 of #lilithjuly! The titular silent planet of this book is the #smallbluething called Earth!

For the longest time I‘ve been reading for education or for knowledge. It‘s been good, but I‘ve forgotten how much fun reading for reading‘s sake is!

Was shelving some books and came across these which I totally FORGOT I HAD! Note to self: add to TBR.
PS- I bought these online and didn't realize the third book was a different edition from the first two. I remember being deeply disappointed.

#currentlyreading

This book blew me away to another planet! C.S.Lewis never ceases to amaze me! I didn't know this series even existed until I accidently bought the third book at a discount bookstore! Out of the silent planet will almost certainly ignite your imagination!

This came as a recommendation. 😊 Ransom gets taken, against his will, by the dastardly Westin & Devine, to a planet called Malacandra (Mars) He learns some valuable lessons there. It‘s good sci-fi and I got attached to Hyoi. It‘s a bit dry in places, but that‘s Lewis‘ style. I‘m looking forward to Perelandra!

Book: Out of The Silent Planet
Author: Oscar Wilde
Movie: Office Space
Food: Olives

#manicmonday #letterO @JoScho

Overall I liked it. I enjoy C. S. Lewis but he does occasionally prattle on in parts of this one a bit. The story itself is good however. It is a look at the dark side of humanity, (Which clearly exists.) and a personal forced adventure. I do have the next 2 books in the series. The ending of this one makes me think he didn't originally plan this to be the first in a trilogy. I love this cover art. I wish there was a rating between pick and so-so

I was in the hospital for 4 days and I‘m finally back home. Too tired to do more than one post so I‘m combining two. This is a series/trilogy that not many people read. My mug was a gift and I love it!
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I mean, it was okay. I like that the lead character was a middle aged man. I don‘t like that it‘s very man-centric. I liked the creativity of alien species and how their society functions and how ours pales in comparison. I don‘t like the excessive amount of reflection. I wouldn‘t read it again and though I just saw other people posting about sequels I can‘t say I‘m interested in those either...

#setinspace #marchinbooks @maich I love this series!

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Often overlooked and not nearly as popular as his Narnia series. I haven't read this series in a loooong time (it only gets a so-so from me cuz I remember it being kinda blah) and mostly picked it because I wanted to try my space background on a new app I got for my pictures. 😂

All of my Christmas #bookhaul has finally arrived. 👏🏻 so excited!
1) Warehouse 13 A Touch If Fever
2) Out of the Silent Planet
3) The Librarians and the Lost Lamp
4) Carve the Mark
5) The Hiding Place (current read)
6) All In
7) Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

I have hazelnut black tea in my mug this morning.
#newyearreads

Beautiful prose, beautifully imagined, and an anti-invasion message that seems very 1938. Futuristic, but also of its time? Requires concentration but glad I read it.

#septembowie #lifeonmars
I couldn't think of anything today then remembered as a teenager reading this c s lewis sci fi book which is based on mars- i can't remember a thing about the book but im curious now.

#tenthingsidneversay @LittleWonder

One project I did this summer was find all my owned-but-unread books. There are a lot more of them than I thought. I've apparently gone on more book sprees than I've realized in the past few years. I blame #EclecticReaders and #BlameLitsy! 🤣 Here are some I found. #StartswithMNO #JubilantJuly @RealLifeReading

A bit of scifi and fantasy #retrocoverfun 🚀🏰
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I found these copies at a #halfpricebooks which is a fav #bookstore #cslewis #spacetrilogy #scifi the large collection book is being borrowed from @collecttolkien so thanks for that. Still on the look out for a similar version of #thathideousstrength

This was much better than I expected since I don't typically like sci-fi. The characters were so lovable and the plot was adventurous.

C.S.Lewis didn't just write the Narnia books, he also wrote this science fiction trilogy. The first in the series is weird and fascinating but can be hard going at times. The different languages and words of the species on the planet our protagonist arrives at can be hard to keep up with. I read this bit by bit and really enjoyed it however. And I'm glad to say now halfway through book two it is far easier going and totally gripping.

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

Okay, so I didn't completely hate this book (that my brother's been recommending to me for years)... But I didn't love it like I thought I would because, well, it's not Narnia... I know this sounds like terrible reasoning, and I am planning to give this one another chance in the future. 🤞🏻 #AprilAmazingReads #LitsyAtoZ #MountTBR

It's been years since I have read these, but I have read them 2 or 3 times. I "loaned" them to one of my brother in laws several years ago never saw them again. Though he surprised me a few months ago by saying, remember those books you gave me? I just started reading them. ? ? I'm happy tho, he's reading them with his wife and they are enjoying them. And I have scrounged up, mismatched, a replacement set for myself.

Did you know that C.S. Lewis wrote a sci-fi trilogy? #funfridayphoto

The love of knowledge is a kind of madness. - C.S. Lewis

An incredible book! Science-fiction, but the real theme is Good and evil and their fight.

"The last thing Ransom wanted was an adventure, but..."