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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 282.0924 EAN: 9780060617516 ISBN: 0060617519 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: January 15, 1997 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: December 06, 1996 Studio: HarperOne Editorial Review: Product Description: A compelling autobiographical testament to the spiritual pilgrimage of a woman who, in her own words, dedicated herself "to bring[ing] about the kind of society where it is easier to be good.'' Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Living the oridinary extraordinarily: Reminiscences of a Catholic convert.The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day has long been held to be an important social document as well as a meaningful written Catholic memoir, because it delves deeply into the intimate conversion experience whereby there is a moving epiphany that changes that person so completely and totally. And The Long Loneliness illustrates that point quite clearly. Even before the Catholic Worker was ever founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, their approach to religious activism was almost on par with other lay ... Read More Rating: - Enriching Exploration of the Discovery of Faith"The Long Loneliness," is one of the most enriching testimonies of an individual's search and discovery of faith that I have ever read, although I found the first 60 pages a bit slow (about her background and coming of age). I am very happy I persevered, because it only got better and more inspirational, as she began to perceive glimpses of God and tried to learn how best to follow Him. Dorothy Day was a journalist who lived in the early 1900s and died in 1980. She was raised an agnostic. ... Read More Rating:  - The Long LonelinessThis book is Dorothy Day's own autobiography. I know she was a remarkable woman. Everything that I have seen and heard about her has been outstanding. I was excited when I found this book. However, I felt disappointed by this book. It was rather boring and dry. Dorothy must have been very humble, because she writes about herself in a mundane fashion. It sounds like this is the diary account of her life. I guess she must not have realized how heroic she really was. She also experienced significant ... Read More Rating: - A Classic Conversion StoryCatholic faith fascinates people. How did her spiritual life develop, and how did it influence the remainder of her life? Many wonderful authors, including but not limited to people such as William Miller, Robert Coles, and most recently Paul Elie, have written extensively about Dorothy Day and help us understand this amazing and complex woman, but nothing is more rewarding than reading the writings of Day herself. THE LONG LONELINESS is a classic spiritual tome and is often referred to as Day's ... Read More Rating:  - she should've stuck to being a social activistI was required to read this book for school this summer and it was by far the worst book I have read in my life. Its only a 280 page book, but her style of writing makes it seem as if it was about a thousand. She fills the book with useless information (i.e. she writes an in depth account of a cover of a book her brother brought home one day and then wonders what it was about. That was completely pointless and failed to advance the plot at all.) Instead of sticking to the core story, which might have been ... Read More |
