The Cloister Walk

A reverent study of the monastic world assesses the meaning of the cloistered life in modern times, journeying through a liturgical year to capture the relevance and spiritual significance of the religious life. Reprint. Tour. NYT. PW. more

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Posted: Jul-04-2009

Good quality hard cover book. Well written and very much worth reading.

A great book, that anyone could benefit by reading. For anyone suffering from depression or disappointment in life, this book is a must. Goes into great detail about what in life leads to loss of interest and lack of passion. Good common sense solutions. A very honest and transparent...

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Posted: May-31-2009

A Classic, but Narrow

A self-serving autobiographical reflection. In very few moments of this book does Norris step outside herself and her own "needs." Clearly, this is a woman who has too much time on her hands.

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Posted: Mar-17-2009

Wonderful but flawed book

Kathleen Norris is a terrific writer, and everyone says so, it seems. She has the poets gift for finding beauty everywhere, and makes you want to see Lemmon, S. D. which is no mean feat, I'm sure. Her account of her experiences with the Benedictine monks is wonderful, generally. And she has...

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Posted: Mar-06-2009

Cloister-lite and ANTI-CATHOLIC

If you're expecting a book that details the authors in-depth experiences with Benedictine spirituality or a how-to book on retreats. Then this is not the book for you. This book should have been called "The Cloister-Lite Walk". And as a Catholic I found this book to be very offensive.This book...

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Posted: Dec-02-2008

Please Walk Away

Beneath its beautiful cover this book started well then rapidly became a modernist exercise in denunciation of matters, beliefs, situations that find Kathleen Norris' disfavor. She hides her complaints well at first with her pretense of praise for the ancient Benedictine traditions, but like M....

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Posted: Oct-01-2008

self-absorbed, rambling, scattered, disjointed....

For the life of me, I don't see what people get out of Kathleen Norris' writing! Her thoughts are jumbled, scattered, rambling, disjointed, and highly self-absorbed to boot!If you want to read a REAL book about monastic life, I recommend The Genessee Diary. Pass on this one. I feel that I've...

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Posted: Aug-11-2008

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Book ReviewThe Cloister Walk In Kathleen Norris' book, The Cloister Walk, she invites the readers into her life as a Protestant, poet, feminist, married woman who is drawn to the monistic life of the Benedictines. She details the struggles she has with reconciling what she knew as a child with...

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Posted: Jun-14-2008

A Helpful, Thoughtful Book

It's been a few years, but memory tells me this was - and is - a wonderful book. I suppose it makes a difference to have been to the monastery in Minnesota where the author went, and to have met Ms. Norris; nonetheless, she has a lot to say. Her thought-full exposition of the Psalms was...

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Posted: Jan-15-2008

"My little story...has turned into prayer."--Emily Dickinson

One of the elements of Kathleen Norris which makes reading her so fundamentally satisfying is her ability to weave the words and thoughts of others so seamlessly into her own observations of endeavoring to live a life of faith. "The Cloister Walk" seems to do this with greater facility and to...

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Posted: Jan-03-2008

Part Mystic, Part Poet

Kathleen Norris is part mystic, part prophet, and part poet. Her words emerge from the deep places of her life and she enlightens us in this book concerning monasticism. Each chapter points to the fact that God is involved in many Christian traditions. There are many limbs beneath the head of...

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