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Title: Midlife angst on a mountaintop
Review: Ready to escape from his world -- Manhattan and a well-paid dream job that "lots of people would covet," Katz first escaped to the life of a writer. Approaching fifty, he now finds a house in "a small corner of upstate New York," where he retreats to write and cogitate for several months. Accompanying him are a dead monk and two dogs, as he says. The monk is Thomas Merton, whose presence begins to seem real as Katz carves out a contemporary version of a hermitage.I found some of the soul-searching a little embarrassing to read. This author, a product of years of psychoanalysis, has no qualms about sharing his thoughts. However, the reflections on midlife are right on. Katz's doubts (yet another comeback?) are real and realistic. Read his thoughts on the "lonely generation:" with no guidance from parents or ancestors, we have to face change.Worth a read as a role model for those who feel the call of the mountains.
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