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Overview
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The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novel
A New York Times Top-Ten Book of 2004
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
A PBS Great American Read selection
Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. In the words of Kirkus, it is a novel "as big as a nation, as quiet as thought, and moving as prayer. Matchless and towering." Gilead tells the story of America and will break your heart.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Robinson, Marilynne
- ISBN: 9780312424404
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.70
- Number Of Pages: 247
- Publication Year: 2006
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Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a well laid out story that unfolds slowly and makes you truly care about the characters.
Buffy L. - 5 years 5 months agoThis story is written by a woman in the voice of an elderly minister and she does an amazing job. Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a well laid out story that unfolds slowly and makes you truly care about the characters. #SpringPicks
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You'll Love it if . . .
John B. - 6 years 4 months agoTake a chance on this book. If it works for you, it will be one of your favorites. It's beautifully written. It may put many off to say there's not much of a plot, but that's because the conflicts are all ambiguous and implied. Your narrator is calm, strong, humble and reliable. Read this book. You'll be in good hands. #SummerReading.
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A Gentle Reflection
Angela D. - 6 years 4 months agoWhile the main character's reason for "writing this book" is bittersweet, the book is refreshing overall. You are drawn right into the heart of his small town and the community of people closest to him. The narrator gently leads you on a reflection of his life, and through the words, you're offered a calm space to do some reflecting of your own. #SummerReading
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Uplifting Postmodern Novel
Madeleine J. - 6 years 5 months agoGilead is perhaps my favorite novel of all time. Robinson takes an uplifting perspective to life without diminishing the pain of grief or evil, or the fearful uncertainty of life. As the narrator John Ames looks back at his life and finds the beauty even in the difficult or uncertain times, the reader can take time to consider life itself. The plot moves rather slowly (it's set in a small Midwestern town, after all) so readers who like a lot of action may find it a tad boring. However, it's a great fit for someone exploring postmodernism, someone interested in faith-based fiction that isn't gratuitous or cheesy, or someone who needs a book to just enjoy and wind down with. I'll also note that I appreciate that although it has themes that can be interpreted in light of postmodernism, it is not pretentious or overly-intellectual and that although it is Christian fiction, it is accessible to readers regardless of faith background or lack thereof.
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Beautiful, must read
Emily Z. - 6 years 5 months agoThis book is beautiful. I read the first sentence and cleared my day and I finished it by that night. Simple, yet a dazzling tribute to life itself.