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Jan 23, 2024OPL_TaraV rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Each sentence was like a full meal of juicy and delicious words! Paints the often forgotten and dismissed part of the Midwest in a beautiful light.
Jun 26, 2023LindaDeeBaker rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A near perfect book for post-services enjoyment & edification on Sabbath afternoon!
Jan 30, 2023
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Dec 16, 2022
fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, during the 1950s
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Aug 24, 2022orangelibrarycard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A contemplative church pastor getting along in age is the narrator in this slow, moving, and beautifully written novel. In the form of a letter to his son, John Ames recounts his family story, ruminates on God and forgiveness, gives…
Feb 15, 2022Blakec_scott rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a book about ideas, morality, and relationships in which, like in life, nothing seems to happen when, in fact, everything happens...hearts are broken, religious visions are experienced, murders are committed, and families are…
Oct 05, 2021keb3422 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I use a 50 page test. (Read the first 50 pages before you give up.) It didn't develop any interest to do more. Minor point, no chapters.
Sep 06, 2021mranchuk rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I really tried but it rambled on and near put me to sleep so I had to move on.
Aug 20, 2021Worthwords rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this book considering all the praise for it. I forced myself to read more than I wanted to but I finally gave up. It was dull and rambling and even though I asked myself several times what I was learning from this…
Mar 17, 2021
Oprah has chosen! The Gilead series is the March 2021 Oprah Book Club pick.
Aug 10, 2020janerf rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Loved the parts about abolition and fighting to free the slaves. Loved the parts about war and how hateful it is. The talk of war was always about his grandfather. I guess John Ames b. 1880 was too old even for the WW1 draft, and so missed…
May 05, 2020
This is the second book.
Mar 03, 2020merritr rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This entire book consists of a journal or notebook written by an aging reverend, John Ames, to his seven year-old son, whom I don’t remember ever being named. It was clear throughout the narrative that Ames loved his son immensely, and…
Sep 13, 2019STPL_JessH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this book. I was moved to tears many times. I felt as though I was inside an extended prayer with all the contradictions and reckoning that comes with devotion and steadfast faith. Just a beautiful book.
Aug 08, 2019kauri rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A thoughtful story that is beautifully written. It is a deeply moving portrayal of a good man who happens to be a Christian.
Jul 14, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you ever see a booklist on the subject of “the experience of being a human” and the list does NOT include *Gilead*, don’t trust the list. This is one of the absolute best American novels and should be a long-term classic. Marilynne…
Jun 23, 2019
This Gilead, Home, actually stands as the 1st book of Marilynne Robinson's 3 title Gilead series. Book 1, title of Gilead, pub yr 2004: book 2 of title Home, yr 2008, and Lila, book 3, yr 2014. Her novel, Gilead, won the Pulitzer…
Feb 22, 2019
No copies available at this time (2-22-19)
Dec 14, 2018JCLMandaW rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I wanted to like it, I really did.
Jul 24, 2018RogerDeBlanck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Gilead chronicles the life of John Ames, a seventy year-old preacher, dying of heart disease. The novel takes place in the small town of Gilead, Iowa, and the narrative is written from Ames’s perspective as he undertakes an extended letter…
May 26, 2018cwmunro rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A deeply empathetic masterpiece that presents deep devotion encountering vulnerability and uncertainty.
Mar 30, 2018SunsetBranch rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
What happened to the 'amazing prose' she was able to write for Housekeeping?
Sep 05, 2016wordpix rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Yes, yes, and yes again. A lovely book constructed with care and beauty. Gives hope to the world that a writer produces a book such as this.
Mar 12, 2016
John Ames, a preacher in the small town of Gilead, Iowa believes he doesn’t have long to live so he writes a series of letters to his young son. Ames asks “What should I record for you? … And what else should I tell you?” Ames’ letters end…
Jan 02, 2016cemetery613 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Well worth the "listen." Beautifully written. Deep insight into personalities.