Review: Engaging
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
Ox Herding: A Secular Pilgrimage by Jackie Griffiths is a fictional tale about Jae, a 33 year old mother of a 5 year old daughter who is seeking something in the wake of her grandmother’s death.  Her grandmother had been her best friend and when she died so left Jae a small sum of money as well as a note that said “seek and you shall find”.  Having no religious background herself coupled with her extremely analytic personality leaves her perseverating over what she should be seeking.  Her quest leaves her questioning everything to the point where it begins to interfere with her life.  Once she realizes how profoundly her “seeking” is affecting her she becomes determined to answer all of her questions and move on.Jae’s journey in ox herding brings her to a place where she encounters groups of atheists, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Humanists, Therapists, musicians, and love.  In the end she finds peace in reality.Jae’s ox herding journey is an engaging and thought provoking journey that I think many can relate to on some level.