Jeff’s Reviews > The Book of Monasteries > Status Update

A really charming collection of anecdotes and mostly poetry associated with various Christian monasteries under Muslim rule. Needs more and better explanatory endnotes. Not at all the vibe I thought Christian monasteries would have. "One bender coming after another, / with sobriety put off till the wine had run out." Or "Yet while I live, to the moon and the flowers / I'll stay true for as long as they resemble you."