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Cathy Kleinbart asked this question about Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1):
I read this a few years ago and it has haunted me ever since. I'm wondering if anyone else felt that way. I recently found out that a movie or mini series is in the works. As much as I believe the novel was beautifully written, I won't be watching because I just found it so very sad and maybe "too" relaistic. Anyone else feel that way?
Gabriel Malard Frances McDormand bears no resemblance to the character Olive as described by Elizabeth Strout. But that is not at all the problem you'd really find i…moreFrances McDormand bears no resemblance to the character Olive as described by Elizabeth Strout. But that is not at all the problem you'd really find in the series. Well... but the subtle humane and deep psychological insights the author manages to convey, that put me off a bit. I felt that the series lacked the depth and the sadness, the reality and the pain of the characters. Not only that. The book somehow makes us connect deeply to ordinary characters and situations, that (in many levels) are related to our life (love, desire, fear, aging, death, belonging, joy and depression). hard to describe the effect the book has, and how the series fall short.
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Olive Kitteridge
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