That Hideous Strength—the Importance of Calling a Spade a Spade

Overcoming that hideous strength is a matter of recovering words that come fresh out of the mouth of God.

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In That Hideous Strength, Mark Studdock, a sociologist, is desperately trying to figure out what his role at N.I.C.E. will be. He was invited to work there—sort of—but never told what he would be doing.

They beat about the bush. They say a lot of nice stuff and use high-flown language, but they leave him clueless. Finally, Lord Feverstone …