I am finished with The Spiral Staircase, not sure how I feel about it. I honestly would not be able to give it a fair review so I will just re-cap what happened in the end.
At the end of the book Karen speaks about the publishing of this book and how hard it was for her to write. Although I was not a fan of the book I admire how the author opened up about her own life and shared her experiences with the public. Being a nun is such a private matter that many "outsiders" have no idea what really goes on and the emotions those that have taken a vow go through.
Karen stated that it took her 3 full drafts before publishing and that her first draft was full of anger. That version did not get published because her agent thought that it was not how she honestly felt but rather pent up aggressions. Karen stated that this was true and was glad she did not decide to publish that particular version.
The very last sentence of the book is probably my favorite of the whole thing. Karen states, speak metaphorically of the staircase of life, "And as I go up, step by step, I am turning, again, round and round, apparently covering little ground, but climbing upward, I hope, toward the light.". This sentence is very uplifting and powerful, beautiful.
Reading Log:
Sun-30 mins
Mon-25 mins
Tue-15 mins
Wed-0
Thurs-30
Friday- 25
Sat-0
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