finding your Inner Space (Rating: 5 out of 5) An earlier writing, ..a personal journey of Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees, is purely and simply put,.. a Jewel. A book not to be missed!
When the Heart Waits (Rating: 5 out of 5) This is an awesome book, and I highly recommend it for those who are looking to learn more about themselves, and go deeper in faith.
Spiritual pablum (Rating: 1 out of 5) This book astounded me in its seemingly endless stream of cliches and corny metaphors, from Monk Kidd's anthropomorphization of trees ("I studied their bony arms and felt their emptiness, their desperate reach for light and sky"), to her clumsy characterizations of discovering her True Self ("there's a bulb of truth buried in the human soul," "Had my masks gotten stuck to my face?", "Letting go is like crossing a bridge, I thought"). Monk Kidd's spiritual crisis may have been very real to her, but her description of it here strikes me as self-indulgent, sentimental claptrap. Having also read The Mermaid Chair, I would say this author is highly overrated.
Waiting in the Dark (Rating: 5 out of 5) Sue Monk Kidd's book is a beautiful reflection of her journey through a time of waiting for discernment in her life. It is full of images that can help anyone who is struggling with a time of dryness in his or her spiritual journey. I highly recommend it for anyone who has been on the spiritual quest long enough to know what it means to wait in the darkness or to have hit a dark night of the soul.
When the Heart Waits (Rating: 5 out of 5) Sue Monk Kidd takes you by the hand and leads you on a search for meaning.
Beautifully written and keeps you turning the pages. I used it as a morning meditation resource and it was a wonderful way to start each day.