Not really sure where C.S. Lewis is going with this...It's much fatter than the previous volumes of his Space trilogy, and so far it really shows in the beginning, with a very meandering start and the introduction of all these random new characters who so far are slooowly sinking into the clutches of an evil, rising bureaucratic power. Meanwhile, Dr. Ransom, the main character of the 2 previous (and wonderful) books, is completely absent, and I'm getting tired of waiting for him to show up. 
 I'll pick it back up when I'm bored.