This was the first novel Marilynne Robinson wrote - it was in consideration for the Pulitzer prize - which she later won for Gilead.
It is a vague, meandering kind of story, but when it ends, all the loose ends seem to come together. Some found it slow and tedious - at least people I know. According to what I have read, it was reacted to favorably by fans and critics alike when it was first published.
It is a vague, meandering kind of story, but when it ends, all the loose ends seem to come together. Some found it slow and tedious - at least people I know. According to what I have read, it was reacted to favorably by fans and critics alike when it was first published.
Loss and compensation are the themes - housekeeping in the physical and spiritual sense is the focus. It reminds me a lot of the writing by Louise Erdich - and she meanders a lot too.
It is a lovely read.
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