A review by lilyevangeline
Meditations from a Movable Chair: Essays by Andre Dubus

5.0

This book shows me a Christianity that I could see and feel and taste in ways I never have. I didn't even know that that was what I would find here, but I got to the end, and that's what I found. That's what I glimpsed. There are many books that I have read and loved, but very few that have forced me to look at the world differently. His descriptions make me want to reach out my hands and touch things, they make me want to move, want to sit and smell and see where I am. He never preached at me or condemned me and he was never bitter or cruel about his experiences. The grace with which each of these essays was written was somehow above and beyond my usual cynicism. It was untouchable, somehow, and my sarcastic soul knew it.

I couldn't tell you how, but these essays not only made his life more clear, but they also made my life more clear, made my world somehow more alive, more real. Perhaps it is because by after spending so many pages seeing his world with his eyes, with his grace and his sacraments, I look up from the book, and for just a moment, I see my own world with his eyes. And it's better, you know. It's better, and it makes me want to work and keep it looking that way.

It's not a collection that needs to be read quickly. Take your time, take some tea.