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Gilead #2

Marilynne Robinson

336 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Glory Boughton has returned to Gilead to care for her dying father. soon her brother, Jack—the prodigal son of the family, gone for twenty years—comes home too, looking for refuge and trying to make peace with a past littered with torment and pain...

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Community Reviews

4.1
based on 2,886 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 84%

sad: 70%

hopeful: 29%

challenging: 23%

inspiring: 11%

dark: 10%

tense: 5%

mysterious: 4%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
21% of readers chose medium
77% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose A mix
96% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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