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“We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
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࿐ྂ ˳✧༚˚ This book is a consideration of what suffering pain accomplishes for humanity. Deeply logical rather than emotional, but I liked it a lot. One day I’d like to reread the final chapter of this book. Lewis somehow makes logic into artwork for this ENFP. The whole thing could be reread of course, but certainly the final chapter. ࿐ྂ ˳✧༚˚

emilyhope7's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

amberinhonduras's review against another edition

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4.0

Very intellectual but also full of quick wit. I think it gave me more questions than it answered but I think that's a blessing when you are striving to know God more closely. Definitely thought provoking.

smsands2's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective

3.25

Excellent thinking material. The analytical writing style struggled to hold my interest at times (the reason for a 3 rating)

tjm3's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

dfram's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a required read for a class I took as a Sophomore in college because it was the introduction to Lewis' faith. It raises the discussion of pain from a religious perspective without attempting to convince the reader to believe in a determined doctrine.

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