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A review by jonscott9
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
4.0
Imaginative and thoughtful. Lewis embarks on a bus trip between hell and heaven and witnesses a number of interactions between transparent "ghosts" (those traveling from hell) and "bright spirits" (those residing in heaven). Some of the confrontations between these people (they do have bodies) are quite affecting and thought-provoking, especially in the situations of the dwarfish man and the woman, and the man with the lizard on his back.
Lewis also encounters the Teacher (George MacDonald, whose own Phantastes catalyzed Lewis's spiritual birth), who stays with him for the latter half of the book. Their conversations are of exceptional depth.
I could probably read one 6- or 7-page chapter of this book at a time and ponder its themes and subjects for a week afteward.
This dialogue-heavy, dialogue-rich read is well worth it.
Lewis also encounters the Teacher (George MacDonald, whose own Phantastes catalyzed Lewis's spiritual birth), who stays with him for the latter half of the book. Their conversations are of exceptional depth.
I could probably read one 6- or 7-page chapter of this book at a time and ponder its themes and subjects for a week afteward.
This dialogue-heavy, dialogue-rich read is well worth it.