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TILL WE HAVE FACES (Cupid & Psyche – The Story Behind the Myth)
TILL WE HAVE FACES (Cupid & Psyche – The Story Behind the Myth) | C. S. Lewis
"Till We Have Faces" is a retelling of a story about Cupid and Psyche. This story had haunted Lewis all his life, because he realized that some of the main characters' actions were illogical. As a consequence, his retelling of the story is characterized by a highly developed character, the narrator, with the reader being drawn into her reasoning and her emotions. This was his last novel, and he considered it his most mature, written in conjunction with his wife, Joy Davidman. The first part of the book is written from the perspective of Psyche's older sister Orual, as an accusation against the gods. The story is set in the fictive kingdom of Glome, a primitive city-state whose people have occasional contact with civilized Hellenistic Greece. In the second part of the book, the narrator undergoes a change of mindset (Lewis would use the term conversion) and understands that her initial accusation was tainted by her own failings and shortcomings, and that the gods are lovingly present in humans' lives. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is best known for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
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radelyn
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I enjoyed it, but I think I had greater expectations. I still love CS Lewis and was surprised that this didn't hit me harder.

Good read, though.

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KathyWheeler
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1: Artemis
2: Till We Have Faces, a fictional retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth.
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! πŸ‘πŸ“š 3y
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KathyWheeler
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A few reviews said this book was difficult to read and dense but worth the read. The only part of this that I agree with is that it‘s worth the read. This is the Cupid and Psyche story told from the point of view of one of Psyche‘s sisters. It dragged in a few places, but only a few. I found it to be very readable and loved the twist on the myth.

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KathyWheeler
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1: Nothing yet. I‘m still working from home. I did join the #BFC21 challenge so probably more workouts.
2: I‘m grateful that my family is safe and well.
#ThankfulThursday

Cosmos_Moon_River I‘ve been working out more too! Really trying to get back to my old self. 4y
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KathyWheeler
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My husband and I went to the beach today, and I was involved with three stories. 😊 Wolves of the Calla is our road trip book; Till We Have Faces was my beach read; and Sullivan‘s Island replaces Desperation as my walking book (until January 19 anyway). It was such a lovely day today! #audiowalk

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cheerstotheclassics
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Swoon.

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Bigcountry15
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This was a little different than most Lewis fiction, being a re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth. It speaks of the struggles with the understanding of God's ways.

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Till We Have Faces | C.S. Lewis
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Emjoy21
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β€œDie before you die. There is no chance after.”

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Emily92Bibliophile
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My thankfulness today: 1️⃣ my CrossFit Gym is posting daily Home Wods for home workoutπŸ‘πŸ» 2️⃣ starting today, WISD ( district I work for) will be supplying free breakfasts & lunches every day for the children of the community in until kids go back to school. This has been my worry since on shutdown- the many children within my school who do not know where their next meal is coming from / do not have consistent meals. PRAISES πŸŽ‰#KeepLitsyPositive

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Emily92Bibliophile
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My favorite so far of CS Lewis‘s writings. Utterly amazing. Didn‘t know how much I needed to read this book until a couple days ago. Don‘t put it off!

Crazeedi ❀❀❀❀ 5y
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OriginalCyn620 πŸ˜ŠπŸ“šβ€οΈ 5y
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Pickpick

Beautiful and compelling

CarolynM Welcome to Litsy 🌼 5y
seajune Thankyou!! 5y
bookseller_cate Welcome to Litsy! This happens to be one of my favourite. Maybe it‘s time for a reread? 5y
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wanderinglynn Welcome to Litsy! πŸ‘‹πŸ» 5y
seajune @bookseller_cate oh it's so, so good!! Do it! 5y
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JohannaRose Welcome to Litsy! I hope you love it! 😊 5y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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#AprilReads #AprilWrapup

Bit of a slow month for me πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ“šπŸ’™

kellyann28 But you read the BEST Harry Potter!
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego You did good! πŸ“–πŸ’– 6y
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Kimzey
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Book - Til We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. Movie- Angel Heart. Song - Have A Heart by Bonnie Raitt. #manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho πŸ’˜πŸ’™πŸ’˜ 6y
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JLaurenceCohen

C.S. Lewis uses the myth of Cupid and Psyche as an allegory for Christian conversion.

Crazeedi Love CSLewis 6y
JLaurenceCohen @Crazeedi you would enjoy Alan Jacob's The Narnian 6y
Crazeedi @JLaurenceCohen I'll check it out! Thanks! 6y
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Jaszott77
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Time to get my C.S. Lewis fix with this retelling of the Cupid and Psyche Myth! #CSLewis #Inklings

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smilingshelves
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So I was all set to write a post about how excited I was to read this for the #makemereadit readathon and how I couldn't believe I had never read this before, considering how many times I've read the Chronicles of Narnia. But two pages in, I realized this sounded awfully familiar. Apparently I have read this one before, although I remember essentially nothing about it. It's probably been 15 years at least. Guess it's time for a reread!

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TheKidUpstairs
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I love Fantasy, so I'm going to be doing two posts for #agameoffavorites today! First up, the man who was my introduction to the genre by opening the wardrobe doors to a magical land: C.S. Lewis.

A number of sources stated that his favourite of his own works was the tagged book, so hello TBR! But finding his favourite book was difficult, but one scholar suggests that Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene just may have been it (link in comments)

KristinaRay I almost picked him too. Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe was the first fantasy novel I read when I was a kid. It was an incredibly magical experience! 6y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook Wow, I haven't thought about Till we have faces in years and yet it was a strange but wonderful book! 6y
smilingshelves Till We Have Faces is one I'll be reading for the Make Me Read It readathon, and now I'm even more excited to read it! 6y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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Pickpick

I was not familiar with the myth, so I read an overview before diving in. Clever twist, as you would expect from CS Lewis.

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Notmacaroniandcheese
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My favorite C.S. Lewis book is on sale for $1.99. Y‘all should snatch it up.

Eyelit Woo hoo! Thanks for the heads up 6y
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Sweettartlaura
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Bailedbailed

Bailed at 13%.
This was awful.
Thank God Lewis was much better at re-imagining Christianity than he was at Greek mythology.

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Foragingfantasy
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Reading while my guys fish.

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Foragingfantasy
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My brother in law has been practically begging me to read this book. I just got it today, isn't the cover fabulous!

Chachic First time I've seen this cover for this book! 7y
cottagelantern One of my very favorite books! 7y
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Transientdrifter
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Definitely need to do a reread of this one soon. CS Lewis is a master of craft, and has such a way of going simply and beautifully to the heart ❀️

#amreading #readmore #readallthebooks #bookish #allthingsbookish #booknerd #booknerdigans #bibliophile #booklover #bookcommunity #wordlover #idratherbereading #classicliterature #mythology #greekmyths

Transientdrifter Of course this fabulous mug is by @Eviebookish πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’• 7y
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EllieDottie
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Celeste57 That's my favorite book! 😍 8y
EllieDottie @Celeste57 It's soooo good!!! 8y
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Celeste57
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There are so many fabulous #irishauthors, especially of classics. My favorite author of all time is C. S. Lewis, and Till We Have Faces is my very favorite book! #marchintoreading

Desha Have you ever seen Till We Have Faces in the theater? One of our local theaters in San Diego (The Lamb's Players) did a rendition of it a few years back...it was very well done! ☺❀ 8y
Celeste57 @Desha I didn't even know that was a thing. 😳 I'll have to look it up! Thank you!! πŸ˜„ 8y
Desha Yes it seems to be done a few different places! Currently Lambs Players is doing Shadowlands...about Lewis and his wife Joy ☺ I didn't know it was playing...now I want to go see that too! ❀❀ 8y
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Celeste57 @Desha I have actually heard of Shadowlands, and plan on tracking it down! Enjoy! 8y
Desha 😍❀😍Awesome! 8y
CarleyKleinPeters Lewis is the very best! Till we have faces was such a wonderful book. So hard to pick a favorite though. Out of the silent planet is exquisite as well. 7y
Celeste57 @CarleyKlein Would you believe that I've never read Lewis's Space Trilogy? I own it, and I've started it multiple times, but I never make it more than a few chapters into the first book before I get distracted. I need to remedy this! 7y
CarleyKleinPeters @Celeste57 true, I‘ve had that hideous strength for a long time and can‘t seem to get through it. But the first two are wonderful. Loved those. 7y
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LittleMountainLibrary
Pickpick

Really interesting and thought-provoking. Will probably read again in a couple years.

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vicgreentoriafield
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LittleMountainLibrary
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Really enjoying this one so far!

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EmptyCoffeeMug

I was with book, as woman is with child.

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JPeterson
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One of my favorite #fairytaleretellings, about the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
#photoadaynov16

becausetrains And it doesn't have a woman's face obscured (much) or in silhouette! 8y
Tsubame Ohhhh, I'll have to read this one!! Love mythology! 8y
tpixie Cool I've never heard of this CS Lewis book- I'm afraid to admit! 8y
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I-read-and-eat I need to read this! It's my all time favourite myth. 8y
Simone_Gibson This is one of my top ten favorite books still, such a good retelling:) 8y
JPeterson @becausetrains πŸ™ˆπŸ™ŽπŸ™Ž @Tsubame @tpixie @I-read-and-eat Yes! Read it! It's such an unknown novel from CS Lewis, I love spreading the word about it! @Jessicaswebster 🀘🀘 8y
tpixie @JPeterson hmm it is cyber Monday with Barnes and noble ! 8y
JPeterson @tpixie Yes! I highly recommend if you can find a copy! 8y
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Amandajoy
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The sentiment on the inside of my new box of tea tonight. πŸ€“πŸ“šπŸŒ›πŸ΅

slhbooks And kitties🐈🐈🐈 8y
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Amandajoy
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Half day at work means I get to read over a leisurely lunch before my massage. Bliss.

I-read-and-eat Your lunch looks delicious πŸ˜€ 8y
Libby1 I adore this book. 8y
Soubhiville This book was really cool! 8y
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DrewRomero
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"A man and a soldier is a wonderful creature." - C.S. Lewis

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DrewRomero
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Sweat, a "cure for ill thoughts"!

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DrewRomero
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C.S. Lewis on the shame of mortality. "Don't you think the things people are most ashamed of are the things they can't help?"

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DrewRomero

"To love, and to lose what we love, are equally things appointed for our nature. If we cannot bear the second well, that evil is ours."

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cottagelantern
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I have read over 2,600 books in my 17 years of life and this book takes the title of "Favorite". I consider it a must read. Hauntingly beautiful.

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amandacatherine
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"How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?"

amandacatherine This is one of my favorite books and I find myself returning to it over and over. This retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche has so much to say about what love is and how hard it is to come by true self-knowledge. Possibly Lewis's best work of fiction. 9y
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Notmacaroniandcheese
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In my opinion, this is C.S. Lewis's best work. I felt that, even though this book focuses on retelling of a pagan myth and mentions nothing of Christianity, it really deepened my faith. This book is definitely for fans of mythology (Greek or otherwise).

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