The book: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Synopsis: The narrator, John Ames, is 76, a preacher who has lived almost all of his life in Gilead, Iowa. He is writing a letter to his almost seven-year-old son, the blessing of his second marriage. It is a summing-up, an apologia, a consideration of his life. Robinson takes the story away from being simply the reminiscences of one man and moves it into the realm of a meditation on fathers and children, particularly sons, on faith, and on the imperfectability of man. Forgiveness, jealously, love, grace, faith, fear, and resentment are all themes tightly woven into this beautifully written multi-generational story.
The Rating: 4.0
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