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Bezig met laden... Dakota: A Spiritual Geography (Dakotas) (origineel 2001; editie 2001)door Kathleen Norris (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkDakota: A Spiritual Geography door Kathleen Norris (2001)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. So in general I'm not a fan of books that are jus essays compiled together, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I didn't really connect at all with the first half which was more about the geographic space but I definitely connected more with the spiritual and religious part. ( ) A lovely meditation on life on the plains, and on the prairie's special way of awakening and activating faith (I had the same experience fwiw.) I can't say i understand why Norris chose to stay in Lemmon, she seems more ill-suited to the region than I was, and I was in the "big city" of Fargo -- I made it two years. Still she tells a tale, provides context and introduces a way of approaching life that is compelling, and led me to rethink my approach to some things. A worthwhile read for those if us who prefer guided reflection to self-help. I found the poetry in this collection much more powerful than the essays. While Kathleen Norris is articulate, especially about her faith and conceptions of Christianity, I found most essays spun off into rabbit trails, side stories and were not cohesive. There was also a fair amount of repetition, especially about the monastic lifestyle, Benedictine tradition and an endless supply of anecdotes about her choice to move from New York to Dakota. Norris captures the spirit of the Plains when she lets herself express the natural world in her poetry, I wish there would have been a bit more of these and a bit less reflection and reportage. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Norris reveals the contradictions of small town life on the Great Plains, where gracious hospitality blends with provincial wariness, local history is valued by writers, and truth and myth collide. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)978.403History and Geography North America Western U.S. North DakotaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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