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Violence
Some
Ancient-world violence; a human sacrifice; battle sequences
Language
None
No profanity; mythic register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The gradual revelation of Orual's self-deception is psychologically intense; Lewis uses pagan mythology to approach questions about love and its corruption
What this book is about
Orual, the ugly elder sister of Psyche, loved her sister with a devouring possessiveness she mistook for pure devotion. When Psyche is sacrificed to a god—and seems happy—Orual works to 'rescue' her and unwittingly destroys what Psyche had found. Decades later, Orual writes a formal complaint against the gods for their injustice. Lewis's finest work of fiction takes the Apuleius myth and transforms it into a profound meditation on jealousy, self-deception, and the face we must have before we can stand before the divine.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A human sacrifice as a significant plot event
The psychological revelation of the protagonist's self-deception
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