The Narnian (Abridged): The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis Audiobook

" The detail and beauty of Jacobs' exploration is nothing short of astonishing. "

" I enjoyed this. One of the few Lewis biographies out there that show him for the human he was. "

" Wow, this is one of the most interesting biographies I've ever read. What a great scholary work it is too. I hated for it to end. I have made myself a whole new reading list based on just the stuff HE read all his life. I imagine I'll probably read it again sometime. "

" I was looking forward to reading this book because I love reading about C.S. Lewis, and then when it arrived at my library I thought it looked familiar, and when I started reading it...sure enough, I'd already read it. It's a good book if you want to know more about the man who created Narnia. "

" A difficult read, because Lewis' ideas were dense, and Jacobs, while, like Lewis, a clear writer, doesn't shed much light on them. All in all though, it was a good literary biography and I appreciated him using the Narnia books as illustrations. That did add clarity, but he didn't do enough of it. "

" This book was interesting for the most part. I have always loved C.S. Lewis's writing, and it was interesting to learn more about him. This biography got a bit long-winded at times, but I enjoyed it. "

" I liked the way this book made no apologies for bim, but it left out the one thing I wanted most to know, the specifics of his relationship with Lucy Barfeild, the one LWW in dedicated to. "

" I'm still at the first chapter of this book but i find it amusing already... "

" This is the best book that I have read so far this year. I am going to review it further soon; sufficed to say, I highly recommend it. "

" Analytical "

" This is the story of C.S. Lewis. He intrigues me as a person. He not only had the imagination to write The Chronicles of Narnia and was also a philosopher whose insights into Christianity are so aligned with my beliefs - he's very quotable for talks. "

" A terrific biography of the man known to friends and family as "Jack." I have a greater and richer appreciation of the man (and I had a pretty high appreciation before reading this), his writings, and his relationship with God. Any Lewis and/or Narnia reader will inhale this. "

" I've read many books about Prof. Lewis and while there is always some overlap, there is always some new insight. But this book seems to have an abundance of new insights. "

" I found it to be far too back and forth, not enough of what I wanted to know about Lewis, and too many inconsistencies. "

" An incredible book! My favorite bio of Lewis, hands down. Must read more from Jacobs. "

" A great biography on C.S. Lewis. It has a few lulls (like any life-story) but provides insight and empathy on the rather enigmatic Lewis. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and would recommend it to anyone. "

" Wonderful! A highly personable and readable biography of Lewis...made me want to read everything the man has written. Oh, for the time to do it! "

" MCL. I didn't know much about Lewis's life before this. I'm not sure that I'm glad I read it, even though it is well done. People should be allowed a little privacy. "

" Very good. The narrative threw echoes back and forth between C. S. Lewis's life and writings, which I loved, and filled in general facts of his life. "