As One Devil to Another: A Fiendish Correspondence in the Tradition of C. S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters
Most who come toAs One Devil to Another, Richard Platt's homage toThe Screwtape Letters, will already be devotees of C. S. Lewis. They will not be disappointed.... ventriloquism on behalf of devilry is not easy, as is clear from attempts by others....It is impressive, therefore, that Platt has been able to maintain a high standard over 31 letters, the same number as in the original.... it forces us to ask those questions which, as individuals, we need always to ask... - A. T. Reyes, Groton School, Massachusetts, and Wolfson College, Oxford  The Journal of Inklings StudiesWorking within the tradition that the master perfected, Richard Platt brings a signature all his own to the genre of diabolical correspondence:social satire and psychological incisiveness that are timely, timeless, and telling.- James Como, Founding Member of the New York C. S. Lewis Society and author of Why I Believe in Narnia: 33 Reviews & Essays on the Life Work of C. S. Lewis.A witty and amusing insight into the wiles of fallen angels. Most enjoyable.- Dr. Michael Ward, Chaplain at St. Peter's College, Oxford and author of The Narnia CodeArmed with thorough knowledge of Lewis' work and a deft, creative touch, Richard Platt uses keenly edged satire to slice through the sham in our human failings and posturing, and the form those take in modern culture. In the winsome tradition ofThe Screwtape Letters, thisimmensely entertaining and deeply instructive bookuses irony to cast a positive vision of the truth about human destiny and potential, and the vast, unfailing love of God for His children.-Dr. Wayne Martindale, author ofBeyond the Shadowlands; coeditor of The Quotable LewisandThe Soul of C. S. Lewis  Richard Platt, writes with the same elegance, felicity and sarcastic wit that Lewis did seventy years ago. In addition, Platt reveals a theological sagacity and psychological acumen that almost matches Lewis' own. - Will VausYou’ll  have a hell of a time ... C. S. Lewis Scholar Walter Hooper compares  Platt’s work to Lewis’s Screwtape Letters and the association is well  deserved ... delicious use of the English language. Highly recommended-  The Library Journal, Starred ReviewMy Dear Uncle Slashreap,You ask my reactions to the letters published by one Richard Platt entitledAs One Devil to Another.  . . a meretricious work of imagination after the fashion of the same  detestable Lewis whose witty barbs at our expense we had thought finally  to be rid of. What makes it dangerously insidious is that unfortunately  all of it is true. Rest assured, however, that we have done our work  too well to have it undone by this resurrected Lewis. We have little to  fear from the exposure of your letters and can look forward with relish  to the day when we partake of this author—as our Platt du Jour!Your loving nephew,Scardagger[With thanks toDr. Sanford Lakoff, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diegofor discovering this communication.] (Scardagger )