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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Each novel in this ‘quadrilogy’ expands the characters and brings them closer to life. Lila may be my favorite character to date for her questioning to understand and perseverance in spite of her life’s hardships.
Just astonishingly beautiful. Loneliness & determination & a bewildered, no-frills inner world. God I love this book so much
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
A meaningful and reflective exploration of life from the eyes of a homeless woman who marries a humble pastor in her older years. Highly recommend.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I just couldn't get into this one as much as the other two Gilead novels. Maybe because I don't like Lila's character as much as the others? Still a worthy effort.
This is going to sound dramatic - but my heart aches for Lila. You can just see the plumes of loneliness coming from this woman. You can ache from it, just like Lila did.
This novel finally tells us Lila's story - the wife of John Ames from the first book in this series, Gilead. We only got glimpses of Lila in the first novel and here we take in big gulps of her. We inhabit her loneliness and sorrow. And then, begin to feel her hope.
This has to be the most dramatic little blurb I've ever written! But this book was so amazing. I'm reading the series a little out of order (still need to read the second one), but I think that's okay. I can't wait to read more by this author!
This novel finally tells us Lila's story - the wife of John Ames from the first book in this series, Gilead. We only got glimpses of Lila in the first novel and here we take in big gulps of her. We inhabit her loneliness and sorrow. And then, begin to feel her hope.
This has to be the most dramatic little blurb I've ever written! But this book was so amazing. I'm reading the series a little out of order (still need to read the second one), but I think that's okay. I can't wait to read more by this author!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
sparkling divine!!!!!!
I don't know. I just don't know. I didn't love this book, nor did I love Gilead. I just feel compelled to read Robinson because I like her writing so much. Lila is a prequel to Gilead and I wish that it would have been in first person (as Gilead was) so that it would have felt more intimate. I did appreciate the glimpse into Lila's life. Had I not read Gilead though, I don't know if this would have resonated with me much.
Beautiful, loved this novel and am glad I read Gilead first.
I love Robinson's writing.
P. 222
He cleared his throat. "So. 'Things happen for reasons that are hidden from us, utterly hidden for as long as we think they must proceed from what has come before, our guilt or our deserving, rather than coming to us from a future that God in his freedom offers to us.' My meaning here is that you really can't account for what happens by what has happened in the past, as you understand it anyway...
P. 222
He cleared his throat. "So. 'Things happen for reasons that are hidden from us, utterly hidden for as long as we think they must proceed from what has come before, our guilt or our deserving, rather than coming to us from a future that God in his freedom offers to us.' My meaning here is that you really can't account for what happens by what has happened in the past, as you understand it anyway...