SusanAR Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 There is sooo much ancient lit to read; did you have time to fit this in? SusanAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 It's a short read, but it is so, so powerful. I think I'd definitely try to fit it into a rhetoric stage study! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 We're doing this with ancients via Omnibus. I've read it and I agree it is very powerful and worthwhile. Read the myth of Psyche & Cupid first to get a foundation for the story. It brought up many questions, with some answers. Why do we suffer? Is suffering justified sometimes or necessary? How do our actions inadvertently effect others. What is salvation & who does it include? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 This was one of my younger dd's favorite books from Omnibus I. I nearly skipped it, too. It is not to be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Love it, very much. I would not skip it. Here's a fantastic commentary on it from Peter Kreeft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Yes, this was one of dd's favorites from Omnibus this year. I enjoyed it as well. We both found it a little hard to get into at first (well, almost the first 1/3 of the book) but then we were both sucked into the story. Well worth the read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 My dd liked it, but I loved it. It was my favorite for the year. I liked it so much that I gave a few out as Christmas presents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in Hawaii Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Definitely don't skip it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Love it, very much. I would not skip it. Here's a fantastic commentary on it from Peter Kreeft. :iagree:This is one of my top five favorite books, but it went way over my head (call me simple) until I listened to Peter Kreeft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO MOM Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I would agree with all the others. When we did Omnibus I last year, it was the only secondary book we managed to fit in, but it was one of my dd's favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Oh dear, we skipped it! I was very happy, with skipping , we just couldn't it it all in. Now I am second guessing my choices. Sigh....so many books..so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 This was one of my younger dd's favorite books from Omnibus I. I nearly skipped it, too. It is not to be missed. Good news. It is on our Omni 1 list for Fall. Thankfully Mr. Etter will be leading the discussion of this book in ds's online class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Both my girls liked Till We Have Faces. We read it through Omnibus I, and many of the readings were "drier," but my girls really enjoyed Till We Have Faces. In fact, my oldest, who likes C.S. Lewis fairly well (but sometimes doesn't like the more heavily allegorical Chronicles of Narnia) really enjoyed it and thought it was one of his best books. Many critics agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 There is sooo much ancient lit to read; did you have time to fit this in? SusanAR My dd, who LOVES this book, (and has read it twice), would tell you that you don't have time NOT to read it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 I may assign this for summer reading. Can't wait to hear Leithart's lecture! I just purchased Heroes of the City of Man to read this summer along with SWB's History of the Ancient World, and The Odyssey, and ....and...and -it all maakes my head hurt! :001_huh: SusanAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in TN Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 We did not do Omnibus, but we read this - and loved it - as part of a Sonlight core. In fact, we've loved everything from C.S. Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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