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Thalia Book Club: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- Narrated by: James Wood
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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- Kremer
- 07-17-18
Disappointing
A rather inept and unrevealing interview with a great writer. It gets a bit better when questions are opened to the floor. But even then, they barely discuss the book in question.