A review by stacielynn
Lila by Marilynne Robinson

3.0

I loved Robinson's "Housekeeping" so much that I was thrilled to find this available as a library download. I listened to this book and I know the narration played a big part in how I felt about this book. The story was intriguing but not enthralling. The storytelling and the narration were flat and just not compelling. Lila wasn't someone I cared about, although I really should have cared deeply about someone who was snatched from her family as a child and grew up as a migrant worker in the dust bowl. The story was just told so matter-of-factly that I really couldn't find a way to get attached.
That said, it was a good book with interesting characters set in an interesting era. I would suggest reading it rather than listening.