It’s because C.S. Lewis is a hack. It’s the British highbrow version of a PureFlix movie. Lewis started with “how can I make an allegory about Christianity into a book series?” and then made a really ham-handed, over-the-top version of it. It cracks me up that him and Tolkien were friends, because Tolkien is not only an epically good writer, but he specifically and clearly hated allegory. He hated allegory like we hate the libs. And he’s got this buddy here who’s like “JRR do you like my story? See Aslan is actually supposed to be Jesus!” I don’t know how Tolkien didn’t laugh in his face.
I actually think Lewis can be an ok writer at times. His logic is appalling and he’s on a Jordan Peterson level of philosophical understanding… but there are times when he can string some very beautiful words and thoughts together. But that’s about it.
It’s because C.S. Lewis is a hack. It’s the British highbrow version of a PureFlix movie. Lewis started with “how can I make an allegory about Christianity into a book series?” and then made a really ham-handed, over-the-top version of it. It cracks me up that him and Tolkien were friends, because Tolkien is not only an epically good writer, but he specifically and clearly hated allegory. He hated allegory like we hate the libs. And he’s got this buddy here who’s like “JRR do you like my story? See Aslan is actually supposed to be Jesus!” I don’t know how Tolkien didn’t laugh in his face.
I actually think Lewis can be an ok writer at times. His logic is appalling and he’s on a Jordan Peterson level of philosophical understanding… but there are times when he can string some very beautiful words and thoughts together. But that’s about it.