How do you tell a scribe from a prophet…? The prophets love the people they chastise… From Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.
How do you tell a scribe from a prophet…? The prophets love the people they chastise… From Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.
“I’ve developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by far, than I learned anything useful from, except, of course, that some very tedious gentlemen have written books.” Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
So everyone else has probably read Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. I don’t read much fiction. (Understatement) Let alone literary fiction. I’ve been meaning to read it for while and picked up a copy last week. It is a wonderful read. The writing is expressive with an ease and simplicity that implies great skill and talent on …