As a whole, the experience is very cathartic due to its non-linear, journalistic structure, the book is an excellent companion for someone, religious or not, who is grieving the loss of a loved one.
He confesses all of his frantic doubts, fears and fist-fights with God in a collection that offers a tragic, but captivating read. Lewis in his journals, which are collectively titled “A Grief Observed.” After losing his wife to cancer, the “ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” author experienced a profound questioning of his faith and sense of self.Īs one of the most important Christian writers of our time, the journals are a moving - albeit curious - addition to Lewis’s notably religious oeuvre. Suppressing one’s emotions was “the lesson I was most strongly taught,” admits C.S.
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