What I liked about this was its quiet religiosity. A man leaves the monastery after 20 years and must find himself in the “real” world. His landlord is a single mother trying to deal with raising her daughter and her ex, who is a bum/surfer. The monk wasn’t very pushy about religion; instead there is a lot of philosophical issues that he must address, done so through letters to a Brother in the monastery. The plot is good if you’re looking for a simple read.