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Pros
Probably one of the prizes of the haul. The prose is peaceful and vivid, simple yet extraordinary. The character, and in turn your own conscious, is very introspective during this book.
It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. It's the sort of book that can stir our nosy human nature for a bit of juicy gossip.
Cons
If you're religious and like sermons, then it's for you. I didn't identify with the setting, the over the hill preacher or any of the tiny little everyday details of his life - past or present. John ames is a tedious old pastor, so that's natural -- i... Read More
The crux of the story is about 220 -240 pages in. There is little plot, and what plot there is is so mundane and pedestrian as to * of a first year literature student. The book is a tedious read.
Highlights
Quality
A compassionate glimpse at one mans struggle with the paradoxes of christian doctrine
That is certainly the case with gilead
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Calvinist preacher john amos is dying of heart failure in the 1950s small town of gilead iowa
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Any significant actions have largely taken place somewhere else or in the past
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This isn’t a book about religion or faith per se though there are references to one or the other on nearly every page
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Rather it is a novel about the challenges of living a caring devout unadorned life while the external world goes through its thoughtless irresponsible gyrations
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Gilead was a place famous for its iniquitous people
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Perhaps ms robinson’s intention was to stimulate her readers to consider the merits of reverend ames’ lifestyle
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I got to page 100 in gilead still looking for and not finding a plot and thought to myself robinson forgot to give us a reason to keep reading
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Tedious at times but a redeeming story
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