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Perhaps it’s where I am in life that I appreciated this novel.
The first chapter sets the tone that finds myself not liking Olive at all. But as you continue along, through Olive’s point of view or as a part in the lives of others, you bear witness to Olive’s plight, strength. In her role as wife, mother, mother-in-law, teacher, you can’t help but feel for her dragged through the wringer in the midst of life changes.
The novel introduces the chapters that weave the tales of Olive’s impact of hers ...more
The first chapter sets the tone that finds myself not liking Olive at all. But as you continue along, through Olive’s point of view or as a part in the lives of others, you bear witness to Olive’s plight, strength. In her role as wife, mother, mother-in-law, teacher, you can’t help but feel for her dragged through the wringer in the midst of life changes.
The novel introduces the chapters that weave the tales of Olive’s impact of hers ...more
I wish I could give it 4-1/2 stars. I really liked the book. It was more a series of short stories with Olive a background character in most of them, although it does tell us a lot about Olive. She's not an especially likeable character, but the author makes us care about her by letting us see some of the things in her past that make her who she is. The author tells so much about these characters just by the little detailed observations about them, it makes you think you know them yourself. Very
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Jan 02, 2009
Ellen
rated it
it was amazing
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Thirteen interconnected stories, all of which have Olive Kitteridge in them. Olive is a retired teacher in a small Maine town and the stories reflect the complicated relationships Olive has with those in town who have crossed her path over the years. One of my favorites for 2008!
Nov 10, 2016
Alan
marked it as to-read
Mar 27, 2013
Katie
rated it
really liked it
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