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Housekeeping: A Novel
by Marilynne Robinson
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4 entries have been written about this.

Shannon
Hillsborough

Housekeeping (1980) — 1 year ago

WORTH CONSUMING!

This was a charming book that slowly worked its magic on me. Two girls, orphaned when their mother commits suicide, come under the care of first their grandmother, then their two great-aunts, and finally their aunt, who was previously a drifter. What I liked most about this book was its setting: the town of Fingerbone. Almost a character itself, it is an isolated place, enclosed by mountains bordering a dark, cold lake in which many people - including the girls’ mother and grandfather - died. The train runs right over th elake, offering an escape from this wet, frozen, often flooded place where time does not seem to move forward.

stumbleine
Carrollton

Why I recommend this — 3 years ago

WORTH CONSUMING!

Quite possibly the most beautifully written book I’ve ever read.
The plot’s slow, delicate pace is one of reasons I loved it so much- it might not have been gripping and exciting, but it was real, and lovely.
It was about growing up in the midst of tragedy, loss, and loneliness; a fast pace just wouldn’t have made sense.

haiku575
Brooklyn

A story about this — 3 years ago

WORTH CONSUMING!

I found cetain passages almost heartbreakingly beautiful, though the plot and pacing weren’t gripping.

A story about this — 4 years ago

Though beautifully written, the eloquence does not compensate for nearly nonexistant plot.


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