For those who have, how does C.S. Lewis compare to J.R.R. Tolkien? Are the C.S. Lewis books on par with LOTR or are they more for children?
"For those who have, how does C.S. Lewis compare to J.R.R. Tolkien? Are the C.S. Lewis books on par with LOTR or are they more for children?"
From a fundie christian...
Tolkien was much more of a wordsmith than Lewis. Tolkien's skill at projecting setting and feeling into the readers mind isn't matched by Lewis. The Christian allegory in the Narnia books is fairly heavyhanded too.
They're an easy read and fairly enjoyable but I kept comparing the two authors and found myself wishing that Lewis had more of Tolken's genius.
For more adult fair try the SF trilogy from Lewis:
Out of the Silent Planet
That Hideous Strength &
Perelandra
It's tedious in places and very clever in others.