mimima's review against another edition
3.0
I will never *love* the Ransom trilogy, but enjoyed reading along with Close Reads and now I can say that I have read the whole thing
rissaleighs's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so. So. Weird. Since finishing it, I have been listening to and reading all the commentary I can get my hands on, and concluded I need to read it again ASAP. So back on hold at the library.
I'd say this is more dystopian than sci-fi. Lewis wrote this during WWII and it is set in the late 40s, but it feels almost as if meant for this present moment, as we have entered the era of lab-grown meat and artificial everything.
There are so many layers of meaning and so many details in this book. When I first finished it, I hadn't really enjoyed the reading experience, but the more I think about it the more I appreciate it.
I'd say this is more dystopian than sci-fi. Lewis wrote this during WWII and it is set in the late 40s, but it feels almost as if meant for this present moment, as we have entered the era of lab-grown meat and artificial everything.
There are so many layers of meaning and so many details in this book. When I first finished it, I hadn't really enjoyed the reading experience, but the more I think about it the more I appreciate it.
bcantread's review against another edition
2.0
A bunch of boring, religious mumbo jumbo. Difficult to follow, annoying characters, not even a moral or meaning to take from it beyond “God good, science bad.” For something called the space trilogy, I expected it to be more in space, with way more action.
jennyormrod's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
chuxwife's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first two novels dragged but this story was interesting and compelling. Glad I trudged on!
jmschomers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
misstessamaye's review against another edition
2.0
I think my problem was that I read it as a story instead of a philosophical commentary. The story was slow and didn't really feel resolved. I didn't "get" it. Part of me wants to re-read it just to understand what I missed, but I just remember it being so slow...