Tag Archives: 50 Shades of Grey

C.S. Lewis’ “Till We Have Faces” is Today’s Daily Deal on Audible

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Just a quick note. C.S. Lewis’ classical myth retold, Till We Have Faces, is the Audible.com “Daily Deal.” Most audiobooks run between $10 and $20, but Audible has a membership system. The gold level runs $15 a book, while the platinum … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1984, 50 Shades of Grey, audiobooks, C.S. Lewis, Donald Trump, dystopia, essay writing, George Orwell, Joy Davidman, myth, mythopoiea, Ransom Trilogy, The Screwtape Letters, Till We Have Faces | 4 Comments

The Top 12 Posts of All Time

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

#12. “‘Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said’ by C.S. Lewis.” Perhaps no one would be more surprised than C.S. Lewis himself at the success of his classic children’s stories, The Chronicles of Narnia. Hundreds of millions … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, Fifty Shades of Grey, J.R.R. Tolkien, Reading, Science Fiction, The Four Loves, The Great Divorce, The Lego Movie, writing | 7 Comments

Fifty Shades of Bad Writing

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

This odd post will strike regular readers as a bit of a departure. A Pilgrim in Narnia covers a lot of areas, like children’s writing, myth, theology and philosophy, and fantasy literature–though not that kind. Fifty Shades of Grey is none of those. Not even close. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, bad writing, books, Dakota Johnson, E.L. James, erotic, fantasy, Fifty Shades of Grey, Jamie Dornan, love, medulla oblongata, sex, The Four Loves, writing | 31 Comments

The Crash of Heart and Flesh, or Culture’s Confusion of Intimacy in 50 Shades of Grey

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Behind the hazy waves of light, distilled and fragmented with reds and blues and yellows and flashes of street and skin, one of the many storied voices of the 2004 film Crash says these words: “It’s the sense of touch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, BDSM, CBC, Crash (2004), Fifty Shades of Grey, Friends, intimacy, Jian Ghomeshi, pop culture, sex, social media, Theology of Culture, violence | 18 Comments

The 7 Super Awesome Posts of 2014 (According to the Stats Squirrels)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

2014 was a great year here at A Pilgrim in Narnia! More than 70,000 visitors viewed more than 300 posts. I wrote more than 100 posts in 2014, including a few guest blogs. Based on the digital foot traffic this … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, Fifty Shades of Grey, Reading, The Clash, The Lego Movie, writing | 1 Comment

I Need Help With “I,” Or Thoughts on Literary Segregation and the 1st Person Narrative

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This post is part of an ongoing series Called Writing Wednesdays. I would love your comments below! It’s hard to know where some prejudices develop. My bias against bad drivers—something we Prince Edward Islanders specialize in—came to me slowly. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing | Tagged 1st Person Narratives, 50 Shades of Grey, books, C.S. Lewis, Great Gatsby, Lemony Snicket, literature, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, The Hunger Games, Twilight, writing, Writing Wednesdays | 45 Comments

A Shore-side View of the Pilgrimage: My 2nd Anniversary Reflection

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I am writing this post from one of Prince Edward Island’s gorgeous beaches. This Eastern Canadian Island of Hesperides is filled with incredible beaches: miles of blonde sand slicing the world between an endless blue ocean of white cresting lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Anniversary Blog, beaches, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, children's literature, Letters to an America Lady, literature, Narnia, PEI, PEI beaches, Prince Edward Island, religion, theology | Leave a comment

What are Readers Actually Reading? Fantasy in America

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Bestseller lists can tell us a lot about the books people buy, but they might not tell us as much about what books people actually read. Genre fiction, from Fantasy to Mysteries to Romance, is typically off the radar of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, books, fantasy, film, Hugo, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, jodi picoult, john grisham, literature, Percy Jackson, Stephanie Meyers, The Game of Thrones, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, Twilight, vampires | 9 Comments

50 Shades of Bad Writing

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I understand that this will strike regular readers as a bit of a departure. This blog covers a lot of areas—children’s writing, fantasy, myth, theology and philosophy—and Fifty Shades of Grey is none of those. Not even close. And no, … Continue reading →