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Is it best to read "Gilead" before reading "Lila"?
Ruth I read Home before I read Gilead, and I wasn't sorry that I did that. I think you could read these books in any order. The one reason to read Lila las…moreI read Home before I read Gilead, and I wasn't sorry that I did that. I think you could read these books in any order. The one reason to read Lila last is that she's a mysterious character in the previous two books, and that enhanced my experience of finally reading the story from her point of view. The problem with reading Gilead first is that it's written from the point of view of an authoritative, older male character. Perhaps it would be more exciting to read Lila first. (less)
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Lila
by Marilynne Robinson
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