Revelatory | The Four Loves

The fifth love is of good literature | The Four Loves | C.S. Lewis

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	• The Four Loves C.S. Lewis Mariner Books, 1971 - 156 pages average customer review:based on 88 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Four Loves: A Sincere Appreciation

Sure CS Lewis wrote in English, some of which is in a style somewhat unfamiliar to read; but the content and passion by which Lewis writes is exemplary. This is a great book, very meaningful and insightful.

Revelatory

This was a great book. It looks (as you might have guessed) at 4 different kinds of relational loves. It's changed the way I look at relationships over all.
CS Lewis has a great writing style and profound insights into the realm of love, especially as it pertains to our relationship with God as shown through our interactions with others.

The fifth love is of good literature

After 50 years, who am I to review a classic work like this? Oh well.

The first thing you should know is: if Amazon has heard of a C.S. Lewis book, you should read it. The Four Loves, however, is one of the ones that you should probably have heard of before browsing to here. It is a classic work, it is widely heard of and praised, and if you want the review to end here, then yes, it deserves to be.

Now, I do have one more specific comment. The best chapter is Friendship, because it's full of the most truth and importance. Affection is inundated with truth, but (as he adequately shows) it isn't as important, in any sense greater than the bestial; Eros is fairly important and fairly truthful; Charity is extremely important but it's largely his speculation (as he admits), and half a recap of the last 3 books"Mere Christianity". But Friendship rings with truth, importance, and original insight. It makes you rethink your friendships in real life -- and in a good way.

Best quote? "Affection and Eros are ... face to face; Friendship is ... side by side." Friends, and perhaps ultimately all lovers to some degree, get on much better when focussing on something they both enjoy, rather than on each other."

Oh, lastly, as for edition, this is a pretty solid edition. It has his note on the text, which is fair enough, and the cover looks cool enough to attract the attention of any guest.

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Challenging but worth it

C.S. Lewis once again lives up to his reputation as a brilliant Christian thinker. I wasn't very excited about this book when I started, but found it fascinating and changed the way I see love. It's interesting how he sees our foibles and gets to heart of human motives. Read this and allow yourself to be challenged. If you're not the thoughtful type, given to self examination, this may not be the book for you.

A candid, wise, and warmly personal book in which Lewis explores the possibilities and problems of the four basic kinds of human love- affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Â?Immensely worthwhile for its simplicity...a rare and memorable bookÂ? (Sydney J. Harris).

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