A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton
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Book Reviews of A Book of Hours
Book Review: "True Title/False Title"
Summary: 2 Stars
Although this book is aesthetically pleasing, and Fr. Merton's writings are always solid spiritual food, to call this book "A Book of Hours" (or a 'breviary') as the authors do is misleading...It has no Scriptural content at all; something a serious reader expects in a book of this kind.
Pray-er/buyer/reader be aware.
Book Review: Not what I expected
Summary: 1 Stars
I have used a number of "hours" books, but this one is a far cry from the orthodox use of such a title. I am very disappointed. The poetry it contains is Merton's, but the sense is that someone has used it in a way it was never intended. So both the title and the name Merton feel to me like a scam. The moral to the story is look more carefully before you buy. Names and titles often have more to do with marketing than anything else. I do not recommend this book.