The Seven Storey Mountain

Merton' autobiography of faith is a good story but it is really slow for the first half of the book. It begins getting interesting once Merton enters graduate school and he has his first encounter with pre WWII communism. When communism and graduate school does not satisfy Merton's spiritual/intellectual quest he begins to look towards the Catholic Church. An intriguing section towards the end of the book has to do with Merton's involvement with the friendship club in Harlem before America joins WWII.