Housekeeping (Fortieth Anniversary Edition): A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

Housekeeping (Fortieth Anniversary Edition): A Novel

Marilynne Robinson with Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)

6 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric a...

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Community Reviews

3.82
based on 7,087 reviews

Moods

reflective: 83%

emotional: 61%

sad: 58%

dark: 38%

challenging: 27%

mysterious: 23%

tense: 7%

adventurous: 6%

hopeful: 5%

relaxing: 4%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 2%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
8% of readers chose A mix
89% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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