A review by hongjoongie
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

challenging dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I normally don’t say this, but this was unnecessarily dense and overwritten. I should have enjoyed this given the topic, but I felt nothing toward the characters and just wanted it to be over. Kirkus review is correct: “fatally weighed down with excess myth-and-symbol pretension.”