Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

Offers a beautiful and deep, if brief, glimpse into the life of C.S. Lewis. Surprised By Joy is less of an autobiography and more of a masterful sketch–I feel like I have come to know, look up to, and identify with Lewis more through this book rather than know all about his life as a whole. The heavy literary references throughout the book(common for Lewis but so much more prevalent here) are a delight to a person like myself and leave a trail for me to follow, to read what he read and maybe catch glimpses of what he experienced through my imagination, guided by his distinctive voice. Lewis reaches deep into his personal life and perspective and soars high with prose that breathes life into lofty descriptions of his most powerful experiences. So totally worth the read.