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Title: Screwtape Letters by Clive Staples Lewis ISBN: 0-529-05680-1 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1979 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $9.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (202 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: DEVILISHLY CLEVER!
Comment: Leave it to C.S. Lewis to do the undoable--write an epistolary novel from Hell's vantage that delights as much as it educates, and illuminates even as it sends cold chills up your spine. But Lewis was a genius, and The Screwtape Letters is literary proof.

Written as a series of letters from old devil Screwtape to his apprentice nephew, Wormwood, Lewis's novel tells the story of Wormwood's increasingly desperate efforts to ensnare the soul of a young Englishman during World War I. Through this correspondence we follow Wormwood's "patient" through conversion, to doubt, love and his ultimate fate. The novel's suspense comes from the question of whether or not the young man will actually escape becoming a midnight snack for Wormwood, and besides being a genuinely fun read the novel is packed with ingenious observations about innumerable human fallacies: from lust to "falling in love," to cowardice to fanatic patriotism, piety to self-righteousness. One of Lewis's great literary gifts was his ability to pinpoint the subtle flaws in human nature that most of us probably don't think twice about but which we may end up regretting for all eternity. His eye for the touch of evil in the most seemingly innocuous areas of life lets Lewis hit all the major spiritual pressure points with amazing--and sometimes painful--accuracy.

Deliciously funny as only a grand parody can be, yet likewise terrifying in its implications, The Screwtape Letters is a must-read for everyone who ever even thought about religion. A magical novel of wisdom, encouragement, and dire warning, The Screwtape Letters has my wholehearted recommendation.

Rating: 5
Summary: Letters From Uncle
Comment: "The Screwtape Letters" is one of the more bizzare and popular books in C.S. Lewis' long list of literary accomplishments, but for those of you who don't know the book's premise, it's a simple one. A demon experienced in the art of temptation who calls himself Screwtape corresponds with his up and coming nephew, an apprentice minion named Wormwood.

If this sounds a bit strange to some of you folks, rest assured, it is. But don't give up just yet. Lewis puts together a quick and witty story of the fragile human will and the devils who seek to destroy us. He mentions temptations of sex, of vanity, of money, and pride to name just a few.

The book also gives insight into the motivation of hell's corruptors.

Fear.

A simple and effective tool used by who the reader naturally assumes is Lucifer(he's mentioned by Screwtape as "Our Father" and there's reference to the conflict between him and God a.k.a "The Enemy")as an encouragement or motivation for each demon to work. There are no failures of corruption allowed. Ever.

I guess the best way to describe this book would be as a "tap on your moral shoulder." Lewis believes that the world is destroying itself(there's no coincidence in the book's print timing-during the second World War)and that a slip in conscience warrants the blame. He goes out of his way to warn readers against selfish and superficial acts, and expertly weaves in an entertaining collection of narratives along the way.

Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book About the Christian View of Demons
Comment: This book consists of thirty-one letters written from a demon (Wormwood) to his nephew (Screwtape) who is also a demon. CS Lewis does a great job of picturing how demons think and act. The demons address many different issues, and how they use these issues to further their cause of evil. The book has helpful in that it made the existence and danger of demons very real. It caused me to think, "How do demons try and ruin me?" One of the most important tools of the demons is religion. Satan and his workers tried to use religion to draw people away from God and God's Word. This book was a fun read, but also a difficult read in some areas. Parts of the book are very philosophical, and somewhat separated from the overall narrative. I think the book was very helpful, and would be enjoyed by the Christian who is interested in the spirit world.