I just finished re-reading Marilynne Robinson's Gilead, which was much better the second time because I had adjusted my expectations, and even better the third time because the writing is so rich. I love how different this book is from so much trauma-driven fiction that's on the shelves these days.Robinson manages to depict deep human love and the suffering entailed in that love without being sensational or sentimental. I'm not usually one to re-read fiction, even novels I really love -- but this one is worth re-reading yearly, I think.
The line that grabbed me this time:
"There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, every one of them sufficient."
