February Book List
4. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson: a loan from shemaiah, and a very good read. I hadn't heard of this author before, but she has a beautiful style of prose that doesn't try too hard (my go-to turnoff with fiction). That, combined with the poignancy of the story, had me in tears well over a dozen times through the book. It's a long letter or a memoir of sorts from an old pastor to his very young son, to be opened when the son is an adult, long after the father's death. The father has a depth of insight that's to be expected of a man in his 70s; in addition, he's descended from a line of pastors with a colorful history of involvement with the abolition movement in the U.S. I liked this book a bunch.
A lighter tally, indeed. February was brutal. Can't say I'm sorry to see it gone. Here's to more reading time this month. :o]
( January's list)
A lighter tally, indeed. February was brutal. Can't say I'm sorry to see it gone. Here's to more reading time this month. :o]
( January's list)