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A gentle miracle of a novel, Gilead captures the thoughts and fears of John Ames, an aging minister in a small midwestern town, as he reflects on his life and wonders about the man his son will become without him. As Ames struggles to understand his failing health, he also marvels at his incredible fortune for simply having known and loved his remarkable wife and son, however briefly.

So many times I found myself setting this book down just to look out the window, to wonder quietly at the novel's simple, heartbreaking language, to appreciate the afternoon sun or the evening lights outside, to put off reaching the end just a little while longer.

I'm not sure how else I can describe the pleasure of reading this novel, but more than anything, Gilead reminds me of this poem by Raymond Carver:

Late Fragment

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.

And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

5/5