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Gilead (Gilead, #1)

Marilynne Robinson

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Mar 14, 2015 Rachel rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, classics, historical-fiction

The writing is truly beautiful, and I was really struck by how genuine the voice is, as a woman writing a man. Also, for such a religious piece of work, it works as how religion should be, and not preachy at all.

My only complaint is to the storyline: as a letter to his son I thought it should have more about him, about his father, about his grandfather. When he talks of the life he has and the generations before him I felt it very vague and only worked to give an idea of the men, but stopped sh ...more

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Dec 26, 2012 Amy Nash Parker rated it it was amazing

Beautiful book.

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Mar 12, 2007 superawesomekt rated it really liked it

Shelves: american-literature, pulitzer, literary-fiction

Clean, simple and lovely. I'll admit I'm still trying to figure out why it won the Pulitzer. Not that it isn't worthy of it, but I think I may need to reread it to 'get' it.

The novel is refreshing in its purity, both in content and style. Its pace is slow, somewhat tangential in its reminiscing - and always reflective and insightful. Perfectly styled for an aging narrator.

Read when you're in the mood for something subdued. And bring a pen. ...more

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Dec 06, 2019 Erica rated it really liked it

A lovely, moving book about looking back at one's life through a lens of faith. I'm usually allergic to books that harbor so much Christian thought, but this was exquisitely done. ...more

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