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A review by katiegilley
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
3.0
I feel like a monster for giving this book 3 stars. Maybe this wasn't the right time for me to read it, but I didn't enjoy it at all. And I'm SO glad this wasn't my first Marilynne Robinson book or I wouldn't have the guts to move on to the Gilead Trilogy - which was SO GOOD!!
I found this book to be sad and over-written. Robinson is an amazing writer which she proved with the Gilead Trilogy. But for me, this novel to be achingly slow and painful. Again - a global pandemic might not be the best time to pick up something that's universally accepted to be profound and moving - but I found myself frustrated and annoyed while reading.
I found this book to be sad and over-written. Robinson is an amazing writer which she proved with the Gilead Trilogy. But for me, this novel to be achingly slow and painful. Again - a global pandemic might not be the best time to pick up something that's universally accepted to be profound and moving - but I found myself frustrated and annoyed while reading.