February Book List

[barlow_girl]

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

Comments

[islandboy]

Oooh I just got Gilead too. Dying to read it. The cover's tactility had me melting. I heard about it via alissamarie who, if you don't already know, you really should. :o]

[barlow_girl]

oooh, yay! it was a good one. :o]