A Book Report by my Son Ansir. Good Job.

This book, The Screwtape Letters, is quite different. It is written by genius and mastermind C.S. Lewis,who has written many different books on the Christian religion. He has written to a wide audience, having books of many genres,such as fantasy, theology, and literal criticism. The Screwtape Letters is a small number of letters written by from the perspective of a experienced demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, an inexperience demon who is trying to tempt a newborn Christian out of his faith. Interestingly this book provides reverse thoughts about life, Christian acts, and God Himself  (Hence Screwtape is a demon.)

The Screwtape Letters takes place before and during the Second World War. It is a number of letter written between Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood, this could be classified as a connection between hell and earth. The book also takes place in London, England. From the books standpoint we get a view of Screwtape's mind and can easily figureout what Wormwood is thinking.

The characters in The Screwtape Letters are very interesting. Screwtape is seen to have reversed views on Christian life. he sees hate as the ultimate emotion and shuns love and compassion. He sees God as an enemy, and often calls him that throughout the letters. One of the most interesting traits about Screwtape is that he believes tempting humans to do small sins will secure their soul in hell. This way of thinking is much different from Wormwood's who thinks that tempting humans to do greater sins will secure their soul in hell. Another interesting fact is that Screwtape becomes so irate he turns into a giant centipede. For multiple reasons did not care about the Second World War while Wormwood saw it as an opening to tempt his subject into vastly large sins.

To be honest I loved the way The Screwtape Letters was written. It was written in a very quirky and unique way, and the reverse ways of thinking sometimes made me laugh, but I felt it's what made the book enjoyable for me.  However it was confusing at times, but this is mostly due to the fact that it was written in letter form and we could only see Screwtape's letters. I found this somewhat disappointing that the book did not contain some of Wormwood's letters, it left me slightly confused and it felt like I had to catch up in some chapters. I was very satisfied with the writing.

I would say Lewis did a good job of getting his story's point across. No matter how hard the devil tries to tempt you, you can always rely on God to help you fight back. This is definitely seen at the ending when the young man whom Wormwood is tempting, dies in an air raid on London. The young man then goes to heaven and this leaves Wormwood to be punished and Screwtape irate.  I found this conclusion satisfying and it did not disappoint.

I enjoyed The Screwtape Letters. It had quirky writing, interesting characters, and a satisfying ending. Although it could be somewhat confusing at times, I like the letter format the book was written in.  Also the reverse ways of thinking was very interesting, seeing that Christian never think that way.  Overall The Screwtape Letters was a very written book, and another great novel written by genius author and theologian, C.S. Lewis.


Ansir did a very good job and I am proud to post this.  Hope you enjoyed reading.