![]() ![]() He was aware of his past and thoughtful towards his future. He was not a holier than thou type of individual. ![]() Lewis was a sinful man, pure and simple, redeemed by Christ's mercy and grace. I very much appreciated Sayer "laying things out" about Lewis' life prior to his conversion to Christianity. If that's not a mark of a good biographer, I don't know what is. ![]() I feel like I was a Fad Fan of Lewis before reading this book and a devoted Lewis-ian (?) afterwards. Nevertheless, he showed loyalty and devotion to Lewis in a manner that I find quite admirable. Sayer struck me as an Honest English Chap who loved Lewis but frequently did not understand his life choices. I liked the way that Sayer approached his writing of Lewis' life by clarifying certain aspects of who Lewis was to avoid uncertainty in the public and/or critics. Lewis would frequently visit Sayer and his wife, who played hostess to Joy Gresham as well. This book was written by George Sayer who was one of Lewis' pupil-turned-friend (of which he apparently had several). Unfortunately I didn't think to make a record of who reviewed it at the time. ![]() I read this book based on a review that I found via Semicolon's Saturday Review of Books. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74). ![]()
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