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Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
Setting: America, Iowa in 1956 and earlier
Main character : John Ames
The Plot :
Gilead is a story about fathers and sons . The main character John Ames is a preacher in his mid seventies. His heart is failing him and he wants to guarantee that his son grows up well and gets his advice . He has always written down all his sermons and saved them in boxes. He is very keen on writing. John starts writing a letter to his six year -old son. A letter which his son would get to read as a grown -up. It is just like John would write down his biography . John puts down words of advice and wisdom for his son and tells him about the life of a minister and a preacher. John starts his letter with reminding the conversation he had had with his son the night before that he might be gone someday. He talks about death and how dying people have asked him what death is like. He has always said that it is like going home.
John starts looking back on his life, reminding his parents and grandparents. His father and grandfather were ministers too and ment a lot to him. John talks about a trip he and his father took to find Johns grandfathers grave who had been an itinerant preacher. It had been a rough journey , which lasted for week. They had very little to eat and nowhere to sleep . It had been a bonding experience for them. John Ames is amazed by the fact that everywhere he goes people seem to know that he is a reverend, even strangers. Mr. Ames thinks about the brightest memories of his childhood and writes them down hoping that his son learns something from every story he has put down for him. He mentions his good old friend Mr. Boughton tells about a small disaster that had happened to their hens and the barn .
John Ames really wants his son to know and remember him when he is gone and tries to give a detailed list of his regrets and meaningful stories hoping his son learns from them.
My opinion: It was quite a boring book for me, full of descriptions and stories regarding religion , although there were many profound thoughts.
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