This is a review of the edition published by Benediction Classics 2010. Dark cover with inset realistic picture of lion's face on the front. Paperback.
Odd story. I think if I was more up on my platonic philosophy and the person of Abelard I would enjoy it more. Its somewhat difficult to grasp some of the concepts.
I enjoyed the writing, the style. Maybe a little verbose at times but overall enjoyable. It is set in a small English town and reminds me of other books set in the pre-WWII English towns - such as HG Wells Invisible Man or Food of the Gods. Great lines here and there: "Where they were going he could not tell, but they went with glory..." Very poetic. Enjoyable.
This particular edition has a lot of odd typos - spaces within words. They are on many, many pages. Example: "but neither would sh e avoid them." Sometimes two or three on a line. You can read through it pretty easily but if I were to buy it again I would certainly look for a different edition. The book is well put together and in good shape otherwise. A sturdy paperback that will withstand numerous reads.
Overall I marked off 1 star for the weirdness of the story/heavy reliance on Plato (which for some would be a benefit) and one star for the typos in this edition.
I read this because of Charles Williams' connection with CS Lewis, that (reportedly) Lewis was heavily influenced by Williams's novels. I've read Descent into Hell and War in Heaven previously. I did not find those to be major obvious influences on Lewis's Ransom Trilogy, but there are obvious parallels with Place of the Lion. Glad I read it.
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