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A most palpable portrayal of life in this fallen, decaying world. Konstantin Levin, though a very simple and simply depicted man, is one of my favorite characters in literature.

This is just really good.

Tolstoy really captures the insufferable superficiality of socialites quite aptly. I'm not sure I've ever wanted to smack so many people when reading a book before, specifically for their treatment of Levin, who is clearly my brother.

Already highly intrigued. Shouldn't have waiting so long to indulge in Tolstoy, but better late than never. I am already a quite a fan of Levin.

Truly beautiful writing. I wish I had found Bohme sooner but thankful it was late rather than never.

Brilliant

“If you believe, without having committed a mortal sin, that you lack both devotion and serious intent and that, not having devotion or serious intent, you do not have God, and if you then grieve over this, this itself becomes your devotion and serious intent.”

Gleaning a lot of beautiful things from Eckhart concerning a life lived in union with God. Some of this is indeed tough to truly grasp as I think Eckhart is expressing things that are generally beyond words, but if you have glimpsed the beauty of Christ and Him in you, much of Eckhart will sound familiar to you.

Fascinating Emily had a mind for such a story. It's quite good, albeit not what I would typically find myself reading, it's certainly keeping my interest. Heathcliff is something. You can take the gypsy out of the caravan but apparently the caravan clings tightly to the gypsy.

Brilliant. Funny. Solemn. Convicting. Kierkegaard was right. Can only imagine what he would say of us today in the west, calling ourselves Christians.