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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
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So apparently, the concern of the day is -- is this a novel, or a collection of connected short stories? Beyond saying, does it matter? I will cast my vote that this is a novel. In fact, anything described as "connected short stories" is, to me, a novel. Whether the author imposes chapter breaks or breaks in perspective from point to point, a novel is a cohesive story (define cohesive as you will), not necessarily one character's story or pov. While a title like A Visit from the Goon Squad is pe
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I want to rate this one 3.5 stars, but went with the 3 instead of the 4 because it's almost, but not quite, 4 for me. I enjoyed the writing style of this author and would have been content with a traditional, linear story about Olive, but instead this is told using the lives of people around her and how she interplays in their lives, sometimes hardly at all, if only in passing. But overall the chapter stories links together to provide a story about Olive. Sometimes I didn't like her, sometimes I
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I thought this was brilliantly written by Elizabeth Strout, but have to confess I was bored on occasion, and lost a few times. With that being said I loved the ending, the writing and the characters, especially Olive. I will definitely try Elizabeth Strout again.
What a sad, sweet book. I really enjoyed the 13 stories which centered around Olive Kittering. I didn't like Olive in the beginning but by the end, she had grown on me. This one will stay with me for awhile.
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Absolutely loved all the characters. Each one depicted in such a raw and emotional way. Although some stories were much better than others, each one had it's own pearl of wisdom and tied back into how everyone carries some sort of burden. I got the sense that in many ways, we are all like Olive in that we think we may be doing the right thing(s) but in reality, other people see those things in a very different light. Great book on human relationships and how our thoughts and/or actions not only
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I loved this book in part because it is really a series of vignettes in which Olive Kitteridge is a character. Sometimes she is a lead character, and sometimes she plays a cameo role, but readers get a broad view of her small town life in Crosby, Main, her son who keeps his distance from her, flashbacks to her life as a teacher and her effect on some of her students.. It was reassuring to have this book on the bedside table all summer to peruse slowly and finally finish this weekend.
I very much enjoyed Olive!
My favorite parts were definitely those that featured Olive. The chapter titled Security was brilliant and definitely bumped this from a 3 to a 4
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Jan 05, 2010
Tara
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it was amazing
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Feb 25, 2010
Mary
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liked it
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Jul 17, 2010
Christine Seifert
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it was amazing
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Aug 16, 2010
Bronwyn
marked it as to-read
