I Could Never Write Like This...

Marilynne Robinson is a new find for me (where has she been all my life?). But maybe this was meant to be: there are some things that one simply cannot grasp at age 20 or maybe even at 30...

I wanted to write a book review of two of my favorite books of all time, Gilead and Home, both by Robinson. And then I stumbled across this book review, and my mouth was shut for good. I'm almost in as much awe over his ability to capture the purest essence of these books as I am over the essence itself.

So I'm linking the article here (it's also printed and tucked safely into my own personal copies of the books themselves, sitting pleasantly on my bookshelf) for those of you who wish to explore some true literary genius. Amazingly, here we have a 20th century author who writes of wisdom and beauty, with goodness. Rare doesn't begin to describe that treasure.

NYTimes book review, here.