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A review by bittersweet_symphony
The Holy Man by Susan Trott
4.0
A sequence of moralistic fables, it begins light and fluffy, but as you sit with it over a few days, you find yourself more and more charmed—and hopefully enlightened. You won't find much meat here but that isn't to say it gets much wrong. Joe (or Trott as the author) understands the simple truths of meaningful living.
It reads like a secular form of scripture: if one were to blend some Eastern philosophies with a broadly Christian ethos of compassion. Joe is an aged, warm, playful monk living in a non-descript hermitage using simple tricks to help others realize that "everyone you meet is holy." Including themselves.
The Holy Man was reminiscent of Oriah's The Invitation or Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie each helpful, light, and encouraging. This won't necessarily engage the mind, but then again, I suppose that's the point of literature like this.
It reads like a secular form of scripture: if one were to blend some Eastern philosophies with a broadly Christian ethos of compassion. Joe is an aged, warm, playful monk living in a non-descript hermitage using simple tricks to help others realize that "everyone you meet is holy." Including themselves.
The Holy Man was reminiscent of Oriah's The Invitation or Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie each helpful, light, and encouraging. This won't necessarily engage the mind, but then again, I suppose that's the point of literature like this.