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Book Review of Gilead

Gilead
Gilead
Author: Marilynne Robinson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Give this book time to capture you.
I didn't get into the story or characters until the half-way point and then I was hooked.
It takes getting used to a different format of writing, this book is written as one long letter from father to son, more of a journal. Things that his son will need to know.
I ended up copying passages from this book, something I hardly ever do. The 2nd half of the book is much better than the first half but the first half is needed to understand the whole book.
I almost quit reading this and I'm so glad I continued on, otherwise I would have missed a really great experience.