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A review by noahtato
Gravity & Grace by Simone Weil
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Gravity and Grace is a very confusing book; it reads almost like a compilation of unrelated journal entries bounded by certain themes. The through line can be hard to track, but there are some wonderful moments that shine through:
"To love a stranger as oneself implies the reverse: to love oneself as a stranger."
"To desire friendship is a great fault. Friendship should be a gratuitous joy like those afforded by art or life."
"That which is and that which cannot be are both outside the realm of becoming."
Like, ok. Interested in how any of these ideas will reverberate. I will definitely pick this up again later...
"To love a stranger as oneself implies the reverse: to love oneself as a stranger."
"To desire friendship is a great fault. Friendship should be a gratuitous joy like those afforded by art or life."
"That which is and that which cannot be are both outside the realm of becoming."
Like, ok. Interested in how any of these ideas will reverberate. I will definitely pick this up again later...