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Thank you for such a brave, wonderful review of this novel! I just picked it up the other day and can't wait to get started on it!
GREAT review. I'm halfway through Gilead and LOVING it. And the fact that you mentioned Laurie Colwin as among the few who have written well and truly of happiness, shows you to be man who knows of what he speaks.
What a thoughtful and perceptive review. Thank you for condensing the messages of this remarkable book so successfully. "...a ray of light, quietly penetrating to the heart of mysteries regarding joy and love, life and death." Perfect!
Wonderful review. I have just finished the book and have a hard time describing it to friends. "A soft meditation on life" is the closest I could come to as a one-liner.
"Quietly penetrating ray of sunlight" is a great slant on this novel of ideas.
I am still reading this wonderful book, and treasure each meditation on the narrator's life and beliefs as they help me look at my own life in a different way. The narrator is content with his life: something I, in my old age, have been striving for. We seldom recognize true happiness when we have it, and I think Contentment is undervalued in our culture.
As will I. She has other books, but I believe this is her best.
I think it was Goethe who said (I'm paraphrasing) that there are two ways to be a great writer, either by embracing life as a whole or by embracing the darker side of life. Many, he said, were simply not capable of the former.
I think there's some truth in this, and I think you're very right in identifying the inability to depict happiness as a common failing among authors. Unfortunately, Western culture seems to fetishise suffering, as if only in suffering lies wisdom, thus encouraging the glut of "feel bad" writing.
Anyway, if Gilead is in opposition to this then it's well worth my time and I thank you for convincing me of the fact.
Fabulous review, I don't think I could articulate my feelings as well as you have after reading it ever so slowly. I kept putting it down to think about what I had read.
A beautifully written review and a pleasure to read. Your insights are spot-on.
A beautifully written review and a pleasure to read. Your insights are spot-on.
Wow. That closing paragraph is quite good and quite right.
Thanks for the review! I'm looking forward to the read.
Brilliant review! I will put this book on my to read list.
Beautiful review! this book was picked for me by a small local bookstore. Thank you for your review -K
I’m just reading it now and, like a fellow commenter, I find that I have to read slowly to ponder the beauty and wonder of the book (and give myself a break from the tears at times). No book has touched me this deeply. Ms. Robinson perfectly captures moments and feelings that to me seemed indescribable. Thank for your review!
Splendid review! An exceptional and profoundly touching novel.
Thank you for your review. I loved the book and tried to read it as slowly and as thoughtfully as I could. I wanted to savor each word, each phrase and image. To me, it felt like a prayer from beginning to end—a celebration of my love for family, my memories of childhood, friends, and even the rural beauty of my home state in the Midwest.
What an exceptional review! Thanks Greg
That review itself is beautiful to read!
Wonderful review 💗. I ALWAYS read your reviews they are so powerful. Thanks for taking the time to record it for us 😇😇😇😇
What a beautiful assessment of this book!
This was a great review. I can’t wait to read the book!
Wow! Well written and thought out review. Beautifully summed up the book. You have a talent for writing, too!
This is a terrific review. I think I'll print it out and keep it on the cover of Gilead.
What a beautiful and poignant review. I will treasure this book and now, your thoughtful insights too.
I’m rereading this book and your review is profoundly insightful
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Thank you for such a brave, wonderful review of this novel! I just picked it up the other day and can't wait to get started on it!
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GREAT review. I'm halfway through Gilead and LOVING it. And the fact that you mentioned Laurie Colwin as among the few who have written well and truly of happiness, shows you to be man who knows of what he speaks.
What a thoughtful and perceptive review. Thank you for condensing the messages of this remarkable book so successfully. "...a ray of light, quietly penetrating to the heart of mysteries regarding joy and love, life and death." Perfect!
Wonderful review. I have just finished the book and have a hard time describing it to friends. "A soft meditation on life" is the closest I could come to as a one-liner.
"Quietly penetrating ray of sunlight" is a great slant on this novel of ideas.
I am still reading this wonderful book, and treasure each meditation on the narrator's life and beliefs as they help me look at my own life in a different way. The narrator is content with his life: something I, in my old age, have been striving for. We seldom recognize true happiness when we have it, and I think Contentment is undervalued in our culture.
As will I. She has other books, but I believe this is her best.
I think it was Goethe who said (I'm paraphrasing) that there are two ways to be a great writer, either by embracing life as a whole or by embracing the darker side of life. Many, he said, were simply not capable of the former. I think there's some truth in this, and I think you're very right in identifying the inability to depict happiness as a common failing among authors. Unfortunately, Western culture seems to fetishise suffering, as if only in suffering lies wisdom, thus encouraging the glut of "feel bad" writing.
Anyway, if Gilead is in opposition to this then it's well worth my time and I thank you for convincing me of the fact.
Fabulous review, I don't think I could articulate my feelings as well as you have after reading it ever so slowly. I kept putting it down to think about what I had read.
A beautifully written review and a pleasure to read. Your insights are spot-on.
A beautifully written review and a pleasure to read. Your insights are spot-on.
Wow. That closing paragraph is quite good and quite right.
Thanks for the review! I'm looking forward to the read.
Brilliant review! I will put this book on my to read list.
Beautiful review! this book was picked for me by a small local bookstore. Thank you for your review -K
I’m just reading it now and, like a fellow commenter, I find that I have to read slowly to ponder the beauty and wonder of the book (and give myself a break from the tears at times). No book has touched me this deeply. Ms. Robinson perfectly captures moments and feelings that to me seemed indescribable. Thank for your review!
Splendid review! An exceptional and profoundly touching novel.
Thank you for your review. I loved the book and tried to read it as slowly and as thoughtfully as I could. I wanted to savor each word, each phrase and image. To me, it felt like a prayer from beginning to end—a celebration of my love for family, my memories of childhood, friends, and even the rural beauty of my home state in the Midwest.
What an exceptional review! Thanks Greg
That review itself is beautiful to read!
Wonderful review 💗. I ALWAYS read your reviews they are so powerful. Thanks for taking the time to record it for us 😇😇😇😇
What a beautiful assessment of this book!
This was a great review. I can’t wait to read the book!
Wow! Well written and thought out review. Beautifully summed up the book. You have a talent for writing, too!
This is a terrific review. I think I'll print it out and keep it on the cover of Gilead.
What a beautiful and poignant review. I will treasure this book and now, your thoughtful insights too.
I’m rereading this book and your review is profoundly insightful
