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by Marilynne Robinson

2008•Drama•336 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: a contained novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Hailed as "incandescent," "magnificent," and "a literary miracle" (Entertainment Weekly), hundreds of thousands of readers were enthralled by Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. Now Robinson returns with a brilliantly imagined retelling of the prodigal son parable, set at the same moment and in the same Iowa town as Gilead. The Reverend Boughton's hell-raising son, Jack, has come home after twenty years away.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

IowaFathers and sonsFathers and daughtersChildren of clergyConflict of generationsClergyFamiliesReminiscing

Details

Author
Marilynne Robinson
Published
2008
Pages
336
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