We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)
(7) Snow Line
Since Kempe's work deals with mystical experience, it's tough right from the get-go. After all, this lady is trying to share intimate and highly symbolic communications with the divine—that's a pretty heavy subject. There's also the matter of chronology—or lack of it. Kempe is not interested in telling a unified story with a pretty beginning, middle, and end. She wants to convey her life's purpose and share highly emotional religious experiences. So basically, there's lots of room for hard work and confusion in this one. But don't worry: Margery Kempe is probably praying for you, so you'll get through it.