Home: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
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Book Reviews of Home: A Novel
Book Review: painfully beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
"Home" is much different than "Gilead" because the grace is not so apparent in the pain of desired forgiveness of the three main characters. However, it is just as lovely only in a more hidden sense. Deeply theological as Jack, Glory, and their father struggle to deal with the humiliation of disappointment of failed dreams and to forgive each other as they go about the quiet, mundane existence in Gilead. Mostly, grace illuminates our lives and we don't notice but nontheless its healing power is always present. The book isn't for those looking for action, excitement, or plot development. However, it is action-packing, exciting, and much is going on if you allow the story to come to you. Brava, Dr. Robinson. You have hit another one out of the park!Book Review: Home: A Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished this book and wept. Powerful, lyrical, profound. Robinson perfectly describes life with a family member who is alcoholic or addicted and therefore untrustworthy. She picks up on the parable of the prodigal son by imagining what life would be like in the weeks and months after his return. This book has a compelling narrative flow pulling one from paragraph to paragraph, page to page, even while she drops in her lessons in theology. While death and dying pervade the book, in the end we have a new guardian of "home," and a new generation bringing hope. Her best book yet!Book Review: Robinson Has Done It Again
Summary: 5 Stars
Robinson is clearly one of the most gifted writers of our time. Her style is unique. Her character development is amazing. I feel like her characters are my best friends. I really care about them. The insights of the characters through Robinson are often profound, always interesting. The only criticism I can come up with is that the book, like her other fiction, starts slowly. It took me a while to "get into" the characters and the plot, but after 50 pages or so, I was hooked. It takes a little patience. A wonderful novel. Thank you Ms. Robinson for sharing with us.Book Review: Remarkably beautiful writing
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautiful prose elaborate all the small grudges, misperceptions and miscommunication that are inevitable in family relationships. Robinson is a generous but clear-eyed writer who has compassion for all but no foolishly sentimental idea that anybody lives happily ever after. Happiness is found in small insights and appreciations that lead to understanding, forgiveness and ultimately to grace. Home is both refuge and prison. Families drive us away and sustain us. It is all achingly evoked by, I think, one of America's finest authors.Book Review: How to find a good to great read:
Summary: 5 Stars
This book doesn't need my review, which is five stars, but is merely a suggestion that looking to see who is the publisher of any book is likely to indicate its worth. FS&G is almost always reliable, as is Knopf - among the Big Names. I'm not going to list the less likely to be superior publishers - we're in an age where good literature isn't much appreciated and doesn't bring in the big bucks. That's just a fact. So when one finds a writer of such quality, it's something to shout about - so I'm shouting.