The characters in Till We Have Faces are wonderful. I really enjoyed the relationship between The Fox and the kings daughters (Orual, and Psyche). They would come to be the good days and the time spent studying together would be warmly remembered by Orual later. I also enjoyed the development of other characters as time passed in the Kindom of Glome, the clarity and depth of the characters was a more enjoyable aspect of this story.
Another powerful aspect of the book was the gritty and heart breaking nature of The King and his relationship to his daughters. The King is verbally and physically abusive to Orual and it is gut wrenching to imagine.
Another thing that breaks your heart is Oruals evaluation of her self-worth. She talks about how she knows she is ugly and how her ugliness defines who she is. She devalues all of her talents and maximizes all of her faults.
Unfortunately there is not a lot happening besides the characters maturing through the course of time. Not a lot of action takes place and I thought that the most interesting story plot got dropped with little exploration.
I also expected a strong Christian theme, since this is the work of C.S. Lewis, but only got traces of it.
P.S. - Since I did listen to this audiobook recording I will add that I loved the reader's voice. Good performance.
Another powerful aspect of the book was the gritty and heart breaking nature of The King and his relationship to his daughters. The King is verbally and physically abusive to Orual and it is gut wrenching to imagine.
Another thing that breaks your heart is Oruals evaluation of her self-worth. She talks about how she knows she is ugly and how her ugliness defines who she is. She devalues all of her talents and maximizes all of her faults.
Unfortunately there is not a lot happening besides the characters maturing through the course of time. Not a lot of action takes place and I thought that the most interesting story plot got dropped with little exploration.
I also expected a strong Christian theme, since this is the work of C.S. Lewis, but only got traces of it.
P.S. - Since I did listen to this audiobook recording I will add that I loved the reader's voice. Good performance.
