The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-Cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic
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- Author：C.S. Lewis
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Summary
From the award-winning audio drama team that brought you Radio Theatre's "Amazing Grace" and The Chronicles of Narnia。 In his enduringly popular masterpiece "The Screwtape Letters， " C。 S。 Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy。 With spiritual insight and wry wit， Lewis suggests that demons， laboring in a vast enterprise， have horribly recognizable human attributes: competition， greed， and totalitarian punishment。 Avoiding their own painful torture as well as a desire to dominate are what drive demons to torment their "patients。" The style and unique dark humor of "The Screwtape Letters "are retained in this full-cast dramatization， as is the original setting of London during World War II。 The story is carried by the senior demon Screwtape played magnificently by award-winning actor Andy Serkis （"Gollum" in Lord of the Rings） as he shares correspondence to his apprentice demon Wormwood。 All 31 letters lead into dramatic scenes， set in either Hell or the real world with humans--aka "the patient，" as the demons say--along with his circle of friends and family。 This Radio Theatre release also stars Geoffrey Palmer （"Tomorrow Never Dies"）， Laura Michelle Kelly （"Sweeney Todd"）， Eileen Page （"The Secret Garden"）， and other world-class actors。 Includes 10 new songs inspired by the classic book， four behind-the-scenes video documentary featurettes， and a 5。1 surround sound mix。 Four CDs， approx。 4 hours total。
Reviews
Jamie Hansen
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I have started this book more than once only to get distracted， pick up other titles， and never finish。 As I started it this time around nearly eight months ago， the same outcome nearly happened again。 I had decided to read it every Sunday for at least an hour before letting myself read anything else。 It was going quite well for the first five weeks or so; I was enjoying it immensely。 But then one of those perfect storms of travel and disrupted routines combined and I left it untouched for the n I have started this book more than once only to get distracted， pick up other titles， and never finish。 As I started it this time around nearly eight months ago， the same outcome nearly happened again。 I had decided to read it every Sunday for at least an hour before letting myself read anything else。 It was going quite well for the first five weeks or so; I was enjoying it immensely。 But then one of those perfect storms of travel and disrupted routines combined and I left it untouched for the next six months。 But I picked it up a couple of weeks ago， was surprised by how little I had left （it is not a very long book） and am so glad I did。 It is such a powerful， thought-provoking， funny， creative compilation。 As is common for me when reading C。S。 Lewis （particularly his religious writings）， I read with pencil in hand and marked MANY passages。 I just love the way his mind worked and how beautifully he translated those thoughts into the written word。 My version had the additional chapter， "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" which Lewis wrote years later for an invited submission to The Saturday Evening Post。 I found Lewis's preface to that piece so interesting; especially how he described the process of writing the original Screwtape letters: "Though I had never written anything more easily， I never wrote with less enjoyment。。。though it was easy to twist one's mind into the diabolical attitude， it was not fun， or not for long。"I have this suspicion that I am liable to like and learn from these books by C。S。 Lewis even more upon reread， and anticipate a corresponding star upgrade as a result。 :）-------------"At the very least， they can be persuaded that the bodily position makes no difference to their prayers; for they constantly forget， what you must always remember， that they are animals and that whatever their bodies do affects their souls。""We want him to be in the maximum uncertainty， so that his mind will be filled with contradictory pictures of the future， every one of which arouses hope or fear。 There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's mind against the Enemy。 He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them。" 。。。more
Evie Pavone
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I liked the letter format however the language was written quite unique and at times understanding was difficult
Jack
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Very good。 Characters are built well and have meaning despite their flaws。 It drags in places but it’s very good at making you question their goals and your own personal opinions。
Henry Haney
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After years of being told that I needed to read this book—I finally did！ I understand why this is a classic。 C。S。 Lewis came up with an incredibly clever and witty way to communicate his observations of the Christian spiritual life through Uncle Screwtape。 This is both entertaining and challenging。 Glad I finally read it。
Carolina Rodríguez
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Es mi primera lectura de Lewis y la verdad llegué a él porque lo encontré disponible en mi catálogo de Audible。 Definitivamente en esta lectura hay que tener en cuenta la época en la que fue escrito el impacto que sobre el autor debió tener la guerra。 Me pareció muy interesante ver la forma en la que temas como la vanidad， el orgullo， el miedo， la mentira （entre muchos otros） se plantean desde la sátira pero al mismo tiempo logrando que el lector tenga que parar a pensar y reflexionar sobre cómo Es mi primera lectura de Lewis y la verdad llegué a él porque lo encontré disponible en mi catálogo de Audible。 Definitivamente en esta lectura hay que tener en cuenta la época en la que fue escrito el impacto que sobre el autor debió tener la guerra。 Me pareció muy interesante ver la forma en la que temas como la vanidad， el orgullo， el miedo， la mentira （entre muchos otros） se plantean desde la sátira pero al mismo tiempo logrando que el lector tenga que parar a pensar y reflexionar sobre cómo somos los seres humanos， al menos a mí me pasó。 。。。more
Josh Hornback
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Not a book I expected from CS Lewis。 I was very pleasantly surprised。
Thefoolishyoungster
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I love this book SO MUCH。 I don't normally care for non-fiction， but this was pure GENIUS。 It's essentially the pov of one demon （named Screwtape） writing letters to his imaginary lesser demon nephew， Wormwood。 In using this method of allegorical communication， Lewis calls out a number of issues， both in the Church （as he sees it） and in the life of a Christian。 I think it's brilliant， and extremely well written。 I think that probably Christians would most enjoy this， but anyone with a good sens I love this book SO MUCH。 I don't normally care for non-fiction， but this was pure GENIUS。 It's essentially the pov of one demon （named Screwtape） writing letters to his imaginary lesser demon nephew， Wormwood。 In using this method of allegorical communication， Lewis calls out a number of issues， both in the Church （as he sees it） and in the life of a Christian。 I think it's brilliant， and extremely well written。 I think that probably Christians would most enjoy this， but anyone with a good sense of humor， a bit of intellect， knowledge of the Church can get a good laugh and more than a few insights out of it！ Well done， Lewis， well done。 。。。more
Regan Sheddan
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Overall， this book was really interesting。 It allows readers to potentially see the world from the eyes of Satan and his demons。 The book is about two demons working together to try and prevent the young， Christian man from deepening his Christian faith。 They give each other advice in letter format on how to "win him back to evil"。 It was really eye-opening to see the Christian life or even just the human life from a new perspective， and it made me think about some of my own choices in life。 Whi Overall， this book was really interesting。 It allows readers to potentially see the world from the eyes of Satan and his demons。 The book is about two demons working together to try and prevent the young， Christian man from deepening his Christian faith。 They give each other advice in letter format on how to "win him back to evil"。 It was really eye-opening to see the Christian life or even just the human life from a new perspective， and it made me think about some of my own choices in life。 While C。S。 Lewis is a Christian author， I think his books are great for all people and religions。 His writing style is very unique， and just like The Chronicles of Narnia， I think even non-believers would enjoy the entertaining story he has written in this book。 。。。more
Chuck
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This is a classic that is still a very good book。 The letters are from a tempter in hell to his uncle， who is a high ranking satanic demon。
Natalie Millican
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Every Christian should read this book。 And reread it。 C。 S。 Lewis has such a gift， and these words will always be relevant， no matter how much time passes and how the world changes。
Denise
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I had wanted to read one of C。S Lewis’s adult books especially as a child I’d enjoyed the Narnia stories and still enjoy reading them to my children。 The concept of it being a tempter writing to his nephew interested me so when my daughter was gifted a copy I was keen to read it。I did find it hard going and took me a long time to read with it being in the form of letters without replies and I did find it didn’t keep me as interested。That said there are interesting concepts in his book which are I had wanted to read one of C。S Lewis’s adult books especially as a child I’d enjoyed the Narnia stories and still enjoy reading them to my children。 The concept of it being a tempter writing to his nephew interested me so when my daughter was gifted a copy I was keen to read it。I did find it hard going and took me a long time to read with it being in the form of letters without replies and I did find it didn’t keep me as interested。That said there are interesting concepts in his book which are still surprisingly relevant today given that it was written 80 years ago。 It was originally published in a newspaper as individual letters so they could be read without having read the others so this may be why I felt a lack of flow through the book。 。。。more
Phoebe Comiskey
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This was such a fascinating satire and really accentuated important elements of the Christian lifestyle， from the opposing devils’ perspective。 It’s such a creative concept for one of the most revered theological writers of recent times and I really enjoyed the style of the chapters - letters from a wily and experienced Screwtape to his apprentice-like nephew Wormwood。 Referring to God as The Enemy in itself is funny， especially when you consider the purpose of the book to highlight how prevalen This was such a fascinating satire and really accentuated important elements of the Christian lifestyle， from the opposing devils’ perspective。 It’s such a creative concept for one of the most revered theological writers of recent times and I really enjoyed the style of the chapters - letters from a wily and experienced Screwtape to his apprentice-like nephew Wormwood。 Referring to God as The Enemy in itself is funny， especially when you consider the purpose of the book to highlight how prevalent temptation is and how it manifests in so much vices， qualities， actions and beliefs of human beings。 It would be very interesting I think to read this when my faith/belief system becomes a lot more solid/consistent/important in my life。 I feel a devout Christian， an atheist， and me reading this is an experience that would produce many different effects and all would have very different take aways。 Very accessible ideas and short chapters which I’m a sucker for。 Also the title is amazing。 Made me think an awful lot about mortality。 Scary stuff。 。。。more
Duccio Di Prima
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Ho capito quale sia la caratteristica principale di un libro di finzione che non mi piace: l’eccessiva presenza della voce dell’autore， o in altre parole l’assenza del Dubbio。 Ho trovato il momento più interessante in 130 pagine nella critica ai letterati （e mi permetto di dirlo perché l’autore era uno di essi）。Nota di attualità， nonostante （ma， forse， proprio per questo motivo） Clive Staple Lewis scrivesse nel 1941， la pagina in cui il diavolo definisce la guerra come un momento di riscatto dal Ho capito quale sia la caratteristica principale di un libro di finzione che non mi piace: l’eccessiva presenza della voce dell’autore， o in altre parole l’assenza del Dubbio。 Ho trovato il momento più interessante in 130 pagine nella critica ai letterati （e mi permetto di dirlo perché l’autore era uno di essi）。Nota di attualità， nonostante （ma， forse， proprio per questo motivo） Clive Staple Lewis scrivesse nel 1941， la pagina in cui il diavolo definisce la guerra come un momento di riscatto dall’abulia morale per gli uomini; pensiamoci。 。。。more
Felix
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This is C。S。 Lewis's practical manual of living a good life。 Told in the format of a series of letters sent from senior demonic 'tempter' Screwtape to junior demonic 'tempter' Wormwood， it teaches the precepts of Lewis's Christianity， from the perspective of those who might try to undermine and destroy the faith。I've been slightly critical of the Lewis view of Christianity in the past。 It seems to me that Lewis is keen to encourage a view of Christianity which is very mainstream to him， as an An This is C。S。 Lewis's practical manual of living a good life。 Told in the format of a series of letters sent from senior demonic 'tempter' Screwtape to junior demonic 'tempter' Wormwood， it teaches the precepts of Lewis's Christianity， from the perspective of those who might try to undermine and destroy the faith。I've been slightly critical of the Lewis view of Christianity in the past。 It seems to me that Lewis is keen to encourage a view of Christianity which is very mainstream to him， as an Anglican。 In this text， he discourages the reader from exploring different approaches to faith， rejecting the idea that Christians should 'shop around' to find a church that they like。 I'm not really sure that Lewis is always offering good advice。 I feel like the brand of Christianity that he promotes is much harder to follow than he thinks it is， since it does （to a significant extent） require switching off one's critical faculties， and following Lewis's directions， all the while being sure not to question them too much。 Questioning， Lewis claims， is how the demons get to you。Also， one other comment: the wife that is mentioned in this book - the idealised wife - who appears around the mid-point， seems not so ideal to me。 In fact， she doesn't sound all that fun to be around at all。 And Lewis is very quick to emphasize also that she is a virgin。 She is described （admittedly by a demon） as 'demure' and 'mouse-like'。 I do think our contemporary expectations of women are rather different now than they were back then。 And I'm not sure that it's because our culture has 'fallen'， or anything like that。All of that said， this book does have the charm and wit of C。S。 Lewis at his best。 Despite essentially being a story about Christian morality， it is engaging throughout， and it has more than a few scenes that are actually very funny。 Lewis really had a certain charisma as an author， and it shows here as much as ever。 。。。more
Nikki Schoenbeck
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One of my all time favorite books。 Highly recommend for every Christian
Whitney
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Never read anything by Lewis outside of Narnia， and this was a pleasant surprise。 Really makes you think about things。
Dustin Shields
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Listened to it sometime in 2017。 Still think about it all the time。 I want to read it again。
Bookworm With No Life
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The book describes the temptations the "patient" faces across the course of his lifetime。 His demon tempts him， while the demon's uncle advises him on what to do。 I really loved this book。 As humans， we all face some kind of temptation。 These letters felt like therapy and it really hit for me。 Writing has always been a type of therapy， but this book brought a whole other meaning to writing as therapy。 I believe those who enjoy digging deep into books would enjoy this， as well as Christians who a The book describes the temptations the "patient" faces across the course of his lifetime。 His demon tempts him， while the demon's uncle advises him on what to do。 I really loved this book。 As humans， we all face some kind of temptation。 These letters felt like therapy and it really hit for me。 Writing has always been a type of therapy， but this book brought a whole other meaning to writing as therapy。 I believe those who enjoy digging deep into books would enjoy this， as well as Christians who are searching for a way to fight their temptations。 。。。more
Jayme
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Probably my third or fourth time reading this book。 Remains excellent。 At insight， and at conviction and a reminder of all the subtle ways we allow ourselves to fall， to sin， to indulge in folly。
Margie
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Timing is everything with a book: I began this book at least twice over the past twenty-five years， but found it too dry to continue。 But the third time was the charm。 I found it， in short， electrifying。 And prescient， and frightening， and absolutely spot on regarding development of thought and （or not） God。 Highly recommend to all Christian readers。
Kate
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Great work。 This book was very fun to read but at the same time super convicting。
Roxy
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This book isn't for non-religious folk like me。 This book isn't for non-religious folk like me。 。。。more
Lidia Silvia
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Încheiată în format audiobook。 O carte bună， care merită citită。 Construită din scrisori cu mesaje tulburătoare， care te fac să iți pui multe semne de întrebare în legătură cu deciziile pe care le luăm ca oameni。 Cum te controlezi， cum ști ca deciziile tale ca om sunt corecte sau nu， cum faci asta când la tot pasul ești urmărit de tot felul de ispite， puse la cale de Diavol？Interesant este faptul că acestă carte ne oferă， pe tot parcursul acestor scrisori， uneori într-un mod comic， perspectiva D Încheiată în format audiobook。 O carte bună， care merită citită。 Construită din scrisori cu mesaje tulburătoare， care te fac să iți pui multe semne de întrebare în legătură cu deciziile pe care le luăm ca oameni。 Cum te controlezi， cum ști ca deciziile tale ca om sunt corecte sau nu， cum faci asta când la tot pasul ești urmărit de tot felul de ispite， puse la cale de Diavol？Interesant este faptul că acestă carte ne oferă， pe tot parcursul acestor scrisori， uneori într-un mod comic， perspectiva Diavolului。Mult spor la citit！ 。。。more
Shekynah Haworth
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I was honestly surprised at how attention grabbing this book was。 It brought to light a lot of things that can be used to steer us away from God that we might think are harmless at the time。
Esther
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Fascinating as always。 Excellent dramatization。
Allegra
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Love CS Lewis so much。 Man did not disappoint
Elena
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Such an enjoyable read and so many punches to the gut。 Whether you are a practicing Christian or an atheist， Lewis’ way of describing the things that every human experiences are so undeniably relatable that you can’t help to wonder about temptation and where it lurks around us。 So many resonant moments written about with such wit from the perspective of hell。 I was enthralled 90% of the time and glossy-eyes the other 10% which is what knocked it down from a 5 to a 4。 But overall a great read; in Such an enjoyable read and so many punches to the gut。 Whether you are a practicing Christian or an atheist， Lewis’ way of describing the things that every human experiences are so undeniably relatable that you can’t help to wonder about temptation and where it lurks around us。 So many resonant moments written about with such wit from the perspective of hell。 I was enthralled 90% of the time and glossy-eyes the other 10% which is what knocked it down from a 5 to a 4。 But overall a great read; insightful， clever， and if you care to take it seriously as a text about Christianity， a reminder about where good and evil exist within the world and within individuals。 。。。more
Meg
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This book had a creative premise but was hard to get through。 I did find it interesting to think of some of the examples of “bad” behavior the devils were plotting to encourage， and to reflect on whether or not I agreed with the moral stance the author was taking。 But overall - a rather dry read。
Alli
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Lewis never fails to deliver legendary theology and writing。 This book is no exception。 It could definitely be used as a Bible study。 I know I will have to read it again to attempt to fully grasp everything in it。 Very， very good。
Lisa
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