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Gilead (Gilead, #1)

Marilynne Robinson

Start date: June 1, 2018

Finish date: July 1, 2018

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Aug 22, 2015 Elizabeth Meadows rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I really liked this book! I had to read a Pulitzer winner for The Ulitmate Reading Challenge and I can see why it was a winner. It was beautifully written and the premise was great! The whole idea of writing to your child is wonderful and this book made me want to do it for my own children. Imagine if we had letters from our ancestors. How amazing that would be!
The book is written from the perspective of an elderly father to his young son. The writing takes place over several days (maybe weeks) ...more

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