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A one sided conversation between Wormwood and "Your affectionate Uncle Screwtape." Screwtape responds to letters written by Wormwood, we never see the letters the nephew has written. This book is very well written and surprisingly is still relevant today, especially towards the end with some of Screwtapes comments. ( )

Excellent book on how a devil is trying to think how to fool humans. This leads to great little sermonettes in the form of letters. ( )

Wickedly funny. Sneering but at other times understated sarcasm will either challenge or enrage (all those one star reviews) depending on your belief. Written in an epistolary style between the uber-demon Wormwood as he tries to give advice to his novice demon nephew Screwtape, as he tries to corrupt his first human soul. We only see half the conversation, but just like those people in the airport or mall talking to themselves on their Blutooth headsets, we know exactly what the other end of the line is saying. Appended with Wormwood's Toast.

Probably Lewis's best fiction book, better than the kiddie novels Narnia, or the Perelandra trilogy, or even Mere Christianity. A very fast read but easy to miss something if you do.

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