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That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups (Scribner Classics) (Hardcover)

by C. S. Lewis (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD; 1st Scribner Classics Ed edition (28 Oct 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684833670
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684833675
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.9 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 827,184 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Los Angeles Times"Lewis, perhaps more than any other twentieth-century writer, forced those who listened to him and read his works to come to terms with their own philosophical presuppositions.

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Dr. Ransom enters the increasingly pressing conflict between science and ethics and embarks on a mysterious journey.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating conclusion to the space trilogy, 24 April 2002
By awblundell@hotmail.com (Warwickshire,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel is a wonderful conclusion to CS Lewis' space trilogy, which began with Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus). I use the word 'wonderful' in it's fullest original meaning i.e. full of wonder.
That Hideous Strenght was one of the first SF books I bought and is at least in part responsible for the five crammed bookcases which now house my collection.
Lewis has blended classical, Arthurian, medieval legend and allegory for the climax to the story of Ransome.
The book is suffused throughout with Lewis' Christian beliefs and philosophy but don't let that put you off - as an agnostic bordering on atheist myself I can assure you that it doesn't detract from the book.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prophetic, wise, 14 Oct 2000
By Extollager (Mayville, ND United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Voyager) (Paperback)
I turn to this novel again and again. Lewis put everything he loved into it -- references to J R R Tolkien's mythology, allusions to the theories of Owen Barfield and the poetry of Charles Williams; love of British countryside and weather; economic insights that have won praise from Wendell Berry - - many more examples could be given.

And it's a thrilling story, with psychic dreams, an Orwellian science fiction theme, and a satisfactorily Jacobean climax.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of The Cosmic Trilogy, 9 Mar 2000
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This review is from: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is often unfairly maligned as being the 'weakest' of the three books in the science fiction trilogy. In my humble opinion it is the best. Superlatives will have to suffice: a plethora of superbly sketched characters; a bizarre plot deftly handled with the separate elements woven together nicely at the end; moments of true horror and terror; I could go on and on but - read this book! The influence of Charles Williams' thrillers on 'That Hideous Strength' have been noted before now. In my opinion they are eclipsed by this, a definate curates' egg in English Literature.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Goodness Garnished with Pantheism for a Wilder Ride
Lewis, like his friend and fellow philologist Tolkien, dealt in the creation of realistic myth. This well paced novel culminates his Space Trilogy, commencing with Out of the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Graham Worthington

4.0 out of 5 stars Part 3 of the trilogy
I struggled with this book, I have to admit, making two separate attempts to complete it, but ultimately I did and I enjoyed it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars More than you might think
This book is curious, at the very least because at the time it was published there was a mild fuss over the possibility that Lewis was referring to parallel organizations and... Read more
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This is the third and final book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra but... Read more
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This is the third and final book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra but... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Best characters, weakest plot
Serials can be subject to the law of diminishing returns, and that is certainly true to an extent here. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel
C S Lewis was one of the finest writers of fantasy before the term was coined; in the wake of his friend J R R Tolkien's "The Hobbit" the field expanded from Wellsian... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel
C S Lewis was one of the finest writers of fantasy before the term was coined; in the wake of his friend J R R Tolkien's "The Hobbit" the field expanded from Wellsian... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
The third and final book in C.S. Lewis's science fiction trilogy is a curious mixture of 1984 style science (but written before it and more realistic! Read more
Published on 4 Jun 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely Uninteresting
After reading the first five chapters I was simply too bored to continue. IMHO, a terrible book.
Published on 28 May 1999

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