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Gilead (Gilead, #1)

Marilynne Robinson

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Oct 16, 2019 Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-atw-80

It was like listening at the knee of a grandpa.
The audiobook reader was excellent.

I liked the focus on character development and the narrator's anecdotes. I also liked the religious quotes and ruminations. For an epistolary novel, he's not out trying to impress his son. ...more

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Mar 23, 2021 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-read-own

A quiet, contemplative masterpiece! This has been on my #TBR for 9 years but, somehow, this was the perfect time for me to read it. A minister’s letter to his son for after he is gone may not seem like a groundbreaking work of art but this manages to be just that. It made me think, tear up, ask questions and want to argue with the minister but ultimately listening was enough. If this is on your #TBR , move it up!

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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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