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Reads exactly like a successful author phoning it on with a bunch of pieces that were published elsewhere and that's exactly what it is. Unfortunately she's a good writer even if she does bang on about poetry and 90s moral panics a bit much

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5.0

Wow! What a powerful book! It captures the ultimate purity of living a spiritual life and being close to God. You don't have to be Catholic or even Christian to appreciate this book.

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4.0

I’ve always been drawn to the monastic way of life, if I’m honest, so I was likewise drawn to this book. I appreciated being able to look into the life of the Benedictines that Kathleen Norris spent much time with, their way of life which is something I myself aspire to in their focus on prayer, simplicity, the reading of the Scriptures and such.

Although a small handful of chapters were of less interest to me, for the rest of this book I would rate it four stars.

Furthermore, the author has such a profound way of “noticing” in the many details of every day life, a noticing that led her to see God at work and receive wisdom from life’s happening and those around her that is greatly refreshing.

I finished this book praying that I too may learn to “notice” in this way, that God may use it for my good and the good of others to His glory.

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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