Happy Thanksgiving!

So, I thought I'd do a quick post before I drive home.
I haven't really done anything interesting lately. I study, I fail tests, and the cycle repeats itself. I did take some time out recently to read a really incredible book. Almost anyone who knows me knows that I love C.S. Lewis. His non-fiction essays, his apologetics, the Narnia chronicles, the Space Trilogy, I'm always enthralled. For a long time, I've been tempted by Till We Have Faces at Barnes and Noble. I just thought it was the most beautiful title for a book I had ever heard, and I knew it had something to do with the Cupid and Psyche myth, which is a favorite story of mine. So, finally I gave in and bought it. I was up until 2 am finishing it, but I couldn't put it down, not because it was nail-bitingly suspenseful but because it was absolutely beautiful. Lewis wrote convincingly and uncondescendingly from a female perspective, something that very few male authors can do. He was also preachy in a completely unobjectionable way, which is a characteristic I've found almost exclusive to him. The main character and narrator Orual inspired simultaneous pity and exacerbation, while I found myself convicted of sins similar to hers. The story was both mythical and realistic, reminding me a bit of Wicked, but without inducing depression and an urge to throw the book in the nearest fireplace. I think Gregory Maguire must have read Till We Have Faces and said to himself, "How do I write a similar story but make the characters almost completely static, leave out any thought of redemption for the heroine, and force my readers to increase their dosages of Prozac?" In short, don't read Wicked, unless you're simply curious about how bad it actually is. Do read Till We Have Faces, as it is entertaining, gorgeous, and edifying to the soul.
Also, see Batman Begins. It's not really very edifying, except in the usual comic book morality kind of way, but it is entertaining and gorgeous in its own right. Plus, how can you go wrong when the cast includes Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Micheal Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman? Oh, and that Katie Holmes girl, who despite being brainwashed by Tom Cruise is still cute and a good actress.