George Saunders Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/george-saunders/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:24:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg George Saunders Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/george-saunders/ 32 32 38398750 Vigil by George Saunders https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/04/vigil-by-george-saunders/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/04/vigil-by-george-saunders/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:48:58 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19588 In Vigil by George Saunders Jill is an angel who helps the dying transition into death. Her latest assignment is K.J. Boone, a Texan oilman. Jill’s purpose is to comfort but also to give the person an opportunity to repent, but Boone wants none of that. He has nothing to be sorry for and is […]

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