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Pensavo di leggere la storia di una simpatica vecchietta del Maine, che guarda indietro nel tempo e sorride della sua vita e mi trovo per le mani un personaggio talmente acido che la metà basta, una professoressa di matematica in pensione che non ha mai chiesto scusa in vita sua e il cui unico figlio farà terapia tutta la vita.
Però il libro è bello, le storie sono drammatiche ed ironiche al tempo stesso e forse la morale finale è l'unica cosa che un po' stona con tutto il romanzo, come se l'aut ...more
Però il libro è bello, le storie sono drammatiche ed ironiche al tempo stesso e forse la morale finale è l'unica cosa che un po' stona con tutto il romanzo, come se l'aut ...more
Savršeno.
More like 4.5. This is a seriously depressing book as many people have said - but I thoroughly appreciated it. The writing is brilliant and I liked the fact that the stories all took place in relation to the people Olive Kitteridge knew (and including her and her family of course). There are 1 or 2 stories that I didn't like as much as the others - like The Piano Player and Winter Concert, which both seemed a little random - but all in all, this is one of the most interesting short story collect
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I loved this book! It was so beautifully written and I loved every single one of the individual stories. The only thing I didn't like about the book is that each of the stories keeps you wanting more, at the end of each story I didn't want it to end, however, the next story was always so good and drew me in so much I soon forgot about the last. And this continued throughout the whole book, until the last story, which I thought was wrapped up so beautifully that I felt satisfied with the book ove
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Highly recommended for anyone that values excellent, straightforward writing and enjoys stories with multiple narrators and interrelated story lines.
Jan 03, 2012
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it was amazing
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