The Great Divorce

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This allegory about what hevean might be like was thought-provoking. I especially like the thought that it is us and our own refusal to give up our sins that keeps us from the love of God--that God would love for us all to be with him, but we are unwilling to give up grudges, vanities, or habits to be with him. I also liked the idea that as we give up those things, things that we thought made us who we are, we actually become bigger and more substantial. But I actually felt a little hopeless at the end of it...if those people can't make it in to hevean for such small transgressions, it feels hopeless for me. Thank goodness it's not C.S. Lewis making the final judgement! The foreward by Lewis was actually my favorite part of the book--I underlined most of it.

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