On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature by C.S. LewisMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Folks always remember Lewis as the "Narnia Guy," or the apologist who wrote MERE CHRISTIANITY and THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. What's often forgotten is that he was an extremely well-read and well-regarded academic, a professor of literature and mythology, and an insightful literary critic. ON STORIES is a loose collection of his criticism and essays on science fiction, fantasy, the methods of literary criticism, and writing in general. It's interesting and a little surreal to see Lewis not only commenting on classic authors and contemporaries such as Tolkien, but also offering opinions of Orwell, Huxley, William Hope Hodgson, and even Ray Bradbury, of which he said: "Some of Ray Bradbury's stories perhaps make the grade." (of being quality science fiction)
A fine read, to be sure.
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