Homewrecker

Well I will admit that Housekeeping was a near perfect book and 20 years later Gilead was a quiet masterpiece. But Home is not so great. It's the same quiet sorts of people, 'religious folk' in the same small town Gilead. But there is nothing compelling or true about it as Gilead. The new minister character Reverend Broughton instead of seeming saintly seems just like an idiot. When he starts to apologize to his wastrel son Jack who got a woman pregnant and then left town 20 years ago, for his not baptising the baby he is just a martyr not a human being.
The language too is a bit sanctimonious, people don't drink water they drink "good cold water" (is there bad cold water?). I don't know, maybe from a Christian perspective you would hallelujah the Reverend and his daughter as they practically trip over themselves trying not to judge or blame Jack but to me they just look like suckers. Maybe Ms. Robinson should take another 20 year hiatus between novels. It worked the other time.