tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post6062154462959258982..comments2023-10-04T09:49:01.446+01:00Comments on Savidge Reads...: Gilead - Marilynne RobinsonSavidge Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-80864206495987451922009-05-19T00:30:00.000+01:002009-05-19T00:30:00.000+01:00P.S. Don't take my word for it as I haven't read t...P.S. Don't take my word for it as I haven't read the book. Sorry again! :Dclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-26487692989756670412009-05-18T23:38:00.000+01:002009-05-18T23:38:00.000+01:00Ooops.. sorry!! It was just one blogger's review, ...Ooops.. sorry!! It was just one blogger's review, that's all! Haha. Apparently, a lot of others really loved it. My bad!!clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-79102024266565568252009-05-17T13:47:00.000+01:002009-05-17T13:47:00.000+01:00Candy - You dont need to sell it to me anymore hah...Candy - You dont need to sell it to me anymore hahahaha I promise will read it early 2010 (sounds so futuristic that number!)<br /><br />Molly - From what I gather I would definately read Gilead first... unless anyone thinks I am wrong?<br /><br />Megan - Thank you! The characters are good yet they dont ever seem very important if that makes sense?<br /><br />Kimbofo - its worth knuckling down I am really glad I did, I think its one of those books you are really pleased to read after you have read it, do you know what I mean?<br /><br />Sandy - I didnt expect to cry but had a good weep, make sure you have tissues with you!<br /><br />Kim - Don't say any more... you might give it all away! Eek! Glad you liked it, I wasnt bothered by Jack for some reason.<br /><br />Claire - You minx dont say its the same story - oh now am worried, not that the story was bad there just wasnt much of one. <br /><br />Victoria - Housekeeping sounds intriguing I am not going to rush out and buy it but if I see it I might accidentally leave with it (and I dont mean steal it)!Savidge Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-37117290021247278352009-05-17T11:10:00.000+01:002009-05-17T11:10:00.000+01:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it - it's probably the onl...I'm so glad you enjoyed it - it's probably the only book I have returned to repeatedly in recent years. I read a particular passage over and over again (and fill up with tears each time!)<br /><br />I've read Housekeeping too, with great affection. Have to say, however, that I ultimately prefer Gilead. I think Robinson's langour is perfectly suited to John Ames; Housekeeping can feel a little too wistful in comparison. Stylistically the novels are quite similar - she is such an accomplished artist - but you can tell that Housekeeping comes from an earlier phase in her career. It has the fingerprints of magical realism all over it. It has the flavour of a novel by Marquez, I think. :-)Victoriahttp://evesalexandria.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-23868046610191642762009-05-17T04:50:00.000+01:002009-05-17T04:50:00.000+01:00While I love plot, I always prefer prose over plot...While I love plot, I always prefer prose over plot, so this one was a winner for me, too. I would really love to read Housekeeping, but I think I'll pass with Home because I read somewhere that it's just the same story, only written from Glory's perspective. I would love to hear your thoughts, though. You might be able to convince me. :D<br /><br />I do agree that this isn't preachy at all. The religious themes aren't imposing. They are there like a light touch of hand, and in the center of it all was really just a life reflected.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-23057660633412689792009-05-17T03:57:00.000+01:002009-05-17T03:57:00.000+01:00Good review, Simon. Gilead was a difficult read at...Good review, Simon. Gilead was a difficult read at first for me because I was frustrated at the pace, but, I am so glad I read through the pain. I was enthralled by all the characters(especially Jack) by the last page and didn't want to turn it. Of course, now with Home, it seems that wasn't the last page of the story after all.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481459014830218246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-48906741744008906592009-05-16T22:40:00.000+01:002009-05-16T22:40:00.000+01:00I can't survive on prose alone. I need something ...I can't survive on prose alone. I need something going on. On the other hand, I've been entertained by alot of action and bad prose, but afterwards I'm disgusted with myself. Like I'm a sellout or something. <br /><br />This particular book needs to be added to my list. I saw a movie once called "My Life" and was about a man who was terminal, and made a video to his unborn child. Serious waterworks on that one. This book would probably have the same effect on me.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-31372456532726400222009-05-16T22:18:00.000+01:002009-05-16T22:18:00.000+01:00i tried to read this a couple of years ago, but di...i tried to read this a couple of years ago, but didn't get beyond the first couple of pages. I put it aside figuring I'd try it at another time when my mood was more suited to reading it. <br /><br />I bought "Home" two weeks ago on the basis of its Orange Prize shortlisting, so I suspect at some point I'm just going to have to knuckle down and read them both.kimbofohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160466897342054963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-89768081727384574612009-05-16T22:01:00.000+01:002009-05-16T22:01:00.000+01:00This is such a great review. I've got Home on my T...This is such a great review. I've got Home on my TBR pile, and haven't been able to decide whether or not I should read Gilead first - I've been put off for many of the same reasons you were. The passage you quoted is stunning - it's definitely on my list to be read before Home, now.<br /><br />I like a good mix of plot and prose - that's why I love the work of Australian novelist Tim Winton so much. Beautiful sentences, but also plot and character driven.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145009525892663369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-26857094212798253572009-05-16T21:59:00.000+01:002009-05-16T21:59:00.000+01:00I actually have to read Home for a summer school c...I actually have to read Home for a summer school course, and I am hoping I have time to read Gilead as well. <br /><br />I am like you in that it has been on the TBR pile for years, but I have always been a little wary of starting it (boring potential is high; moral preachiness is certain). I will now know to push through to page 80 and prepare for a wonderful literary experience.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-78690689261410110432009-05-16T20:22:00.000+01:002009-05-16T20:22:00.000+01:00I will be waiting to find out what you think in 20...I will be waiting to find out what you think in 2010. It really is an erudite DaVinci Code type of book. Stronger on character than puzzles and trans-European jaunts.Candy Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535661393791135479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-84258232956415025202009-05-16T19:09:00.000+01:002009-05-16T19:09:00.000+01:00Teresa - I don't mind religion don't get me wrong ...Teresa - I don't mind religion don't get me wrong I just don't want an author preaching through a book and she didn't which was great! I am having a Robinson breather before Home!<br /><br />Candy - This sadly doesn't quite have both but its prose is beyond a lot of prose I read in terms of beauty! Re that Eco I am making that a 2010 read! <br /><br />Lge - Saying home is amazing is a good start! As for no more Robinson she took 24 years to write Gilead so time will tell!Savidge Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-43105123345520195152009-05-16T18:04:00.000+01:002009-05-16T18:04:00.000+01:00Home is amazing. i wont say anymore. housekeeping ...Home is amazing. i wont say anymore. housekeeping is on the tbr pile but i dont want to read it because then there will be no more Robinson to read until she writes another one!<br />LgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-54948439705632393452009-05-16T16:41:00.000+01:002009-05-16T16:41:00.000+01:00I think plot and prose are equally important and i...I think plot and prose are equally important and if you find a writer who does both really well then you have a masterpiece.<br /><br />Re Foucault - you absolutely don't need a dictionary to read it. I didn't bother the first two times. I just like increasing my vocabulary.Candy Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535661393791135479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-82977922910952617452009-05-16T16:37:00.000+01:002009-05-16T16:37:00.000+01:00This is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm act...This is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm actually a theology student, so the theology talk was of obvious interest to me. I really appreciated how Robinson showed how people's beliefs about God interact with how they feel about the people around them. <br /><br />I've not read Housekeeping, but I have a copy. I have read Home, but I won't say anything more about that since you don't want anyone to give anything away :-)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.com