Comments on: “Home” by Marilynne Robinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 23:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000&cpage=1#comment-16564 girldetective Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:02:33 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000#comment-16564 The judge and commenters both seemed to feel similarly to you. Home is up against My Revolutions today. Both are good, I thought. I liked Home, but didn't love it. Sorry, gotta go drag the boys off the buffet. The judge and commenters both seemed to feel similarly to you. Home is up against My Revolutions today. Both are good, I thought. I liked Home, but didn’t love it. Sorry, gotta go drag the boys off the buffet.

]]> By: carolyn http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000&cpage=1#comment-16563 carolyn Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000#comment-16563 Both GIlead (and Housekeeping for that matter) had a very inviting conversational tone/style. From page 1, I was engaged and wanting to hear more. Home felt very offputting, stiff and cold. Narration feels like someone on the outside looking in. Someone not emotionally involved in the story. I don't think it's all a 1st person (Gilead, Housekeeping) vs. 3rd person (Home) narrative issue -- because obviously there are many 3rd person narratives I have read and loved. But in this case, it really made a difference to me. I didn't feel connected to it, and I didn't really feel like the author was either. Both GIlead (and Housekeeping for that matter) had a very inviting conversational tone/style. From page 1, I was engaged and wanting to hear more.

Home felt very offputting, stiff and cold. Narration feels like someone on the outside looking in. Someone not emotionally involved in the story.

I don’t think it’s all a 1st person (Gilead, Housekeeping) vs. 3rd person (Home) narrative issue — because obviously there are many 3rd person narratives I have read and loved.

But in this case, it really made a difference to me. I didn’t feel connected to it, and I didn’t really feel like the author was either.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000&cpage=1#comment-16556 girldetective Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:24:44 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000#comment-16556 What did you think made the difference in your reaction to the books. Did you think they were very different? What did you think made the difference in your reaction to the books. Did you think they were very different?

]]> By: carolyn http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000&cpage=1#comment-16554 carolyn Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:27:31 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2000#comment-16554 I lovedlovedloved Gilead. I did not love this. Couldn't even stay interested enough to finish. I lovedlovedloved Gilead.

I did not love this. Couldn’t even stay interested enough to finish.

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