The author of Writing Down the Bones recounts her journey awakening from the profound sleep of a suburban childhood, describing her fifteen years as a student of Zen Buddhism, her writing, and resistance to change. Reprint.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Utterly Artless:
Long Quiet Highway is an enormous disappointment. N. Goldberg became so absorbed in the idea of writing for the sake of writing that she no longer cared if she could write _well_. It seems to me that if you're going to declare yourself a writer, you should at least take the time to edit and make sure your prose is worth publishing. It's almost as if she went to a cafe and doodled in her diary for a few months and then typed up her daily musings without even a glance back at what she'd written. If you're... more info
Kindred Soul of another writer:
Doing my search for my thesis on Women's memoir writing, I came across this fantastic memoir. I was not able to put it down because I felt a kindred spirit along on this journey. As a writer and writing professor, I was enlightened and energized by the stillness Goldberg found through her writing practice. I would encourage seekers of Zen and writers looking to further their creative vision alike, to immerse themselves in this Journey.
Another bullseye for Natalie Goldberg:
This book documents Natalie's journey with Zen & writing. It is honest and straight forward. There are many valueable lessons to be learned from this book. It deals with life, death, divorce, personal growth & empowerment. This book is a discourse with life in simple clarity. As others have said this is a book you will read more than once.
I got so absorbed, I missed a deadline!:
When this book first came out, I remember reading it straight through three times. And I sent it to nearly every writer or spiritual seeker I knew. Today, I was looking on my bookshelf hoping for inspiration on a book to send a new friend who is in the midst of a spiritual struggle (though I see it as an awakening). I picked up Ms. Goldberg's book and started thumbing through it. Before I knew it, the time had flown by and I'd completely forgotten about my work... yikes-my deadline! I just ordered a... more info
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