So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Great book. Forget first time author - it is a wonderful read from any author. If you are an attorney, law student or retired from the legal field you will especially like Graham's book.
Not an easy read, but really thought provoking. Sample: "I had to reject my feelings of hurt and anger, which were self-indulgent under the circumstances." Working through the thought that anger imprisons us within ourselves, Kathleen Norris pushes the reader to think about our choices.
The concept of acedia is well examined using a multitude of sources including monastic writings. She talks of how the numbing repetitions of our lives can lead to hopelessness and a nameless detachment. Do we care about anything other than our own perceived needs? How many of us recognize that within ourselves or others close to us?
This is a well written narrative, a simple memior, an examination of acedia. Read it with an open heart and mind and I think you will find it well worth the time and effort (yes, effort) involved.
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Unbillable Hours: A True Story by Ian Graham
Leavenworth Reader, January 1, 2012
Great book. Forget first time author - it is a wonderful read from any author. If you are an attorney, law student or retired from the legal field you will especially like Graham's book.Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris
Leavenworth Reader, January 12, 2011
Not an easy read, but really thought provoking. Sample: "I had to reject my feelings of hurt and anger, which were self-indulgent under the circumstances." Working through the thought that anger imprisons us within ourselves, Kathleen Norris pushes the reader to think about our choices.The concept of acedia is well examined using a multitude of sources including monastic writings. She talks of how the numbing repetitions of our lives can lead to hopelessness and a nameless detachment. Do we care about anything other than our own perceived needs? How many of us recognize that within ourselves or others close to us?
This is a well written narrative, a simple memior, an examination of acedia. Read it with an open heart and mind and I think you will find it well worth the time and effort (yes, effort) involved.