Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories - Elizabeth Strout Reviews
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Newest Review: ... family and friends in the town of Crosby in coastal Maine. At first this was not apparent to me because Olive weaves her way ... more
... in and out of each of the stories so it seems like you are reading just about her life with other people thrown in but then you realise a few stories in that each one is its own stand alone story in its own right. In some stories a lot of it is about Olive but in other stories there might only be one line about her but even that shirt little line adds to Olive's story and tells us something about her life.
I found it amazing how the author managed to create a character that we love, hate, feel sorry for, misunderstan...more
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I just finished reading a really great book for my bookclub and so thought I would share my thoughts on it. Olive Kitteridge (2008) is a novel by American author Elizabeth Strout. It actually won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009 but I found it very hard to get hold of. My local library only had one copy and most people I talk to about it have never heard of it! It's a shame because it really is a very good read and makes you think about life and how we all approach it. The book flows like one novel but is actually a collection of 13 connected short stories about a woman named Olive and her immediate family and friends in the town of Crosby in coastal ... Read the complete review
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