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Gilead: A Novel

Name: Gilead: A Novel
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Author: Marilynne Robinson
ISBN: 9780312424404

Marilynne Robinson · 2006 · 256 pages

In 1956, toward the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son, sharing the story of his life and explaining how his faith influenced his choices and actions.

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Oprah Winfrey
“"My next @oprahsbookclub pick is not one but four books: “Gilead,” “Home,” “Lila,” and “Jack” by Marilynne Robinson. The Gilead universe follows a cast of memorable characters in small-town Iowa that reminds us how privileged we are just to be human with every sentence you read."”↗
Constance Wu
“Dusk is my favorite time of day, and Gilead has a sort of suspended dusk-like quality to it. An old preacher’s life is nearing its end, and he writes his story for his young son to read when he’s older. The images, feelings, and words of this book sit on the heart like a warm salve.”↗
Mike White
“Oh God, this book. It almost made me a believer in middle American Christian goodness. Talk about a feat of imagination and compassion. There’s something about the voice of John Ames that makes me cry just thinking about it. He is a fiction but I don’t care, I love him. Glory be to God.”↗
Barack Obama
Frank Chimero
Kathleen Taylor