tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post5653617029117330228..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Completed: The Screwtape Letterskellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-22399014216500502542011-04-03T14:48:17.289-04:002011-04-03T14:48:17.289-04:00The book was originally published in 1942, althoug...The book was originally published in 1942, although the individual "letters" were published as a series in <i>The Guardian</i> throughout 1941.<br /><br />Ooof. I have not read <i>Paradise Lost</i> since college and remember almost nothing about it. There is at least one similarity between <i>SL</i> and <i>PL</i>, though: At one point, Screwtape gets so pissed off at Wormwood, he works himself into a frenzy that results in... him turning into a centipede! (I actually laughed out loud when it happened -- it's really well written and totally hilarious.) In <i>PL</i>, I think I remember someone getting so worked up they turn into snakes, so I thought of that when I read this.<br /><br />(I also thought of <i>The Metamorphosis</i> -- that is a book with staying power for me. I rarely remember books, but that one? Yeah. I remember. Kind of which I didn't.)kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-23154577463670605402011-04-03T08:10:00.777-04:002011-04-03T08:10:00.777-04:00I will absolutely read it. I do think many books b...I will absolutely read it. I do think many books benefit from the opportunity to discuss them. I'm actually pretty bummed I don't have a book club here. Even in miserable Seattle I had a book club! How has this happened to me?<br /><br />I will probably try to check it out of the school library this week. I will check out the website soon. <br /><br />I can imagine it's strange to read from the opposite point of view. It's a clever idea. When was Screwtape published? I always think of CS Lewis as being pretty old, but that sounds like such a hip stylistic choice! It also reminds me of something else, but I can't think of it right now. Maybe Paradise Lost? Pfftt. <br /><br />Off to drink more coffee!<br />JJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.com