The Great Divorce
C. S. Lewis
Philosophy / Literary Fiction
The Great Divorce
by C. S. Lewis
—· 128 p· 1945
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonphilosophicalreflective
Overview
About
What if anyone in Hell could take a bus trip to Heaven and stay there forever if they wanted to? In The Great Divorce C. S. Louis again employs his formidable talent for fable and allegory. The writer finds himself in Hell boarding a bus bound for Heaven. The amazing opportunity is that anyone who wants to stay in Heaven, can. This is the starting point for an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment. Lewis's revolutionary idea is the discovery that the gates of Hell are l…
Pages
128
Tandem Library
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Allegorical Symbolism10
Theological Insight10
Prose8
Narration8
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Worldbuilding6
Plot twists5
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