tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post4294752967206679103..comments2023-12-07T20:31:28.197-05:00Comments on Islands of Joy: Inklings Reading ListSørina Higginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10907200327850346539noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-38178870305618401642011-10-27T15:15:09.559-05:002011-10-27T15:15:09.559-05:00Jared: Ah, yes! As a matter of fact, I think I wou...Jared: Ah, yes! As a matter of fact, I think I would (on second thought) take off the Princess books and put Phantastes in their place. And, just out of curiosity, what do you think of Lillith?Sørina Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907200327850346539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-60972882838088426632011-10-27T14:23:31.726-05:002011-10-27T14:23:31.726-05:00Your friends' literary tendencies would thank ...Your friends' literary tendencies would thank you for a "Phantastes" suggestion, I think. That one might be worth it if only for the C.S. Lewis intro. It's a pretty cool insight into his attitude as a literary critic. And G. Mac's pretty awesome too. Also, "Phantastes" might help give some context for the dialogue between Lewis and MacDonald in "The Great Divorce". I think there are a few allusions to "Phantastes" in it.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873577126482224249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-85228569623388626172011-10-21T10:06:15.420-05:002011-10-21T10:06:15.420-05:00Great ideas!!Great ideas!!Sørina Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907200327850346539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-32468156564858369392011-10-21T02:01:23.573-05:002011-10-21T02:01:23.573-05:00Even though it's not fiction, I would add Lewi...Even though it's not fiction, I would add Lewis's <i>Surprised By Joy</i>.<br /><br />For MacDonald I'd add <i>At the Back of the North Wind</i> and the short story <i>The History of Photogen and Nycteris</i><br /><br />For Tolkien I'd add "Ainulindalë" (a prologue) from <i>The Silmarillion</i><br /><br />If you're going to stretch beyond fiction in Chesterton, I would say <i>Orthodoxy</i> is a must.<br /><br />And I would add Sayers's <i>The Man Born to be King</i>Rosie Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554035581795923555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-21511121762133469762011-10-20T16:13:32.042-05:002011-10-20T16:13:32.042-05:00This is good fun. Thanks for including Sayers. I w...This is good fun. Thanks for including Sayers. I wouldn't say just "all the Wimseys," though. If their tastes are Bertie Woosterish, they'd enjoy an early one like "Clouds of Witness." For a more mature Wimsey and Bunter, "The Nine Tailors" (yes, they can skip some of the campanology). If their tastes run to Tracy and Hepburn, plunge ahead to "Have His Carcase" to watch Wimsey and Harriet Vane. When they're ready for full-scale feminist gallantry (yep, a paradox), "Gaudy Night." If they're shopping for things to teach, the Wimsey stories in "Lord Peter" include some colorful yarns. What I love about Iambic Admonit is that you encourage people to read for fun and to enjoy their God, and Sayers would applaud you.Chris Willertonnoreply@blogger.com