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Gilead and Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Posted by Scott Paterson [Email] (#13) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Scott Paterson) on Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:03:06 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Well, I read Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (linked below) back in the late 80's and loved it. It was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize but didn't win although I think it should have. She did eventually win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her book, Gilead, which I've been reading... This book doesn't even compare to Housekeeping... in fact, while the writing is perfectly fine and up to par, the content is actually borderline boring and most definitely incredibly repetitive... It's one long letter that visits about 5 topics over and over again without really ever getting anywhere... This leads me to the conclusion that it was given the award in place of the award that should have been given in 1980... After 90+ pages, even though I cannot stand abandoning books - especially one that was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, I am putting this one down for good and moving on to "The Things They Carried,"(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618706410/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0618706410&linkCode=as2&tag=thesaabnetwork) highly recommended by my good friend and neighbor and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
-Scott
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
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