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LovesMacs · 03-29-2013, 10:39 AM

I forced myself to finish Perelandra, the second volume in C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. I started reading it with eager anticipation after the imagination-filled Out of the Silent Planet, the first volume in the series. There are two big problems with Perelandra: 1. not much happens for most of the book, apart from the protagonist talking with an alien woman who doesn't understand much of what he says... leading to 2. I had a difficult time following what was being said too.

The author writes that he wanted to spur discussion about religious ideas in a more popular format. But the way this particular novel does it...

Plot spoiler ahead:

Spoiler:

I get that some initial misunderstanding makes sense for the plot and the off-world setting, but not page after page of confusing questions and answers!

It made for a very unpleasant read, and it's put me off of finishing the trilogy. I haven't yet decided what to read next.

03-29-2013, 10:39 AM	#16102
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	I forced myself to finish Perelandra, the second volume in C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. I started reading it with eager anticipation after the imagination-filled Out of the Silent Planet, the first volume in the series. There are two big problems with Perelandra: 1. not much happens for most of the book, apart from the protagonist talking with an alien woman who doesn't understand much of what he says... leading to 2. I had a difficult time following what was being said too. The author writes that he wanted to spur discussion about religious ideas in a more popular format. But the way this particular novel does it... Plot spoiler ahead: Spoiler: The book is essentially an alternate take on the Eden story from the Bible: what if someone had intervened and prevented Eve from taking the apple? I get that some initial misunderstanding makes sense for the plot and the off-world setting, but not page after page of confusing questions and answers! It made for a very unpleasant read, and it's put me off of finishing the trilogy. I haven't yet decided what to read next.