i am entirely overwhelmed by the sheer force of this book. i see where the author is trying to go (very stream of conscious writing style, pov of the monk brother) but i am not really able to follow along very well without losing focus. thankfully short chapters, but i think this would be best read with a group // class, and slowly.

the mongolia setting is so lovely and wonderous, as is the questioning of buddhism that pervades the main character's thoughts. of which there are so many. no quieting of the mind here.