What is the author's perspective in the memoir, Waiting for God?

The book is written in the first-person. Unlike most philosophers or Christian writers, Weil writes from a personal perspective. This might be expected of her letters, but it extends to the essays as well, which is unusual given the genre. Rather than beginning with a concept and then proceeding to examine or elucidate the idea, Weil reverses the logic. Instead she begins with her own particular situation and then moves to the level of general abstraction via a certain theme or idea (e.g., attention, affliction, etc.). There are exceptions to this method, most notably in the essays, but even these instances involve a move from general abstraction to the unique particularities of Weil’s own personal situation and then back to sphere of speculation.