|| 4.5 ⭐️ ||

This is brilliant! I really should read more C.S. Lewis. Writing from a devil’s perspective, as he advises his nephew on how to best ensnare the “patient” assigned to him, is such an interesting angle that I’ve never encountered before. It adds a whole new meaning to satan’s craftiness. The theme I noticed most is just how subtle his deceiving can be, small festering lies mixed with truth, and that’s what makes it so effective. I also find it interesting that despite this book being written in a very different era many decades ago, the devil’s strategies are timeless and don’t really have to change that much to be effective in each new age. The exact circumstances of the au might vary, but the human heart is deceived in pretty all much the same ways as it always has been. Although a few chapters didn’t seem too relevant to me specifically, most chapters were a great reminder to check my heart for satan’s lies and a call to rightly order my affections where they have been skewed. 

I read this in preparation for Sheologians’ next book club read, My Dear Hemlock by Tilly Dillehay, which has been described as The Screwtape Letters but with a focus on how the devil tempts and deceives women specifically. I’m really looking forward to it.