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This is an absolutely beautiful and thoughtful book brimming with wisdom and insight and humanity. When reading Gilead, one is (almost against one's will) slowed down to a pace closer to the one in which it must have been written. This was my introduction to Marilynne Robinson and she is already my hero. Buy - and savor - this book!
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Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
dustinpattison, January 1, 2011
This is an absolutely beautiful and thoughtful book brimming with wisdom and insight and humanity. When reading Gilead, one is (almost against one's will) slowed down to a pace closer to the one in which it must have been written. This was my introduction to Marilynne Robinson and she is already my hero. Buy - and savor - this book!