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Olive, Again
September 2020: Psychological
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{Poll Ballot} Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout- 4 stars
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It like how Strout constructs these books (even though they can confuse people). She shows us different perspectives of people and the town. It gives us a more realistic (but far from complete) sense of the whole. I ought to give her other books another try. I didn't like one, but I might like the others.

Agreed, I really like Olive and love how Strout shows her many facets through the short stories. I also read her The Burgess Boys and My Name Is Lucy Barton. They were good but not even close to Olive.

I had a hard time related to Lucy Barton. I suppose I have more in common with Olive than Lucy, and I've known more women like Olive than like Lucy.
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The Burgess Boys (other topics)My Name Is Lucy Barton (other topics)
Stout writes with heart and always makes me nostalgic for my northern roots. Her characters are flawed but multi-faceted. Olive may expect too much at times but she also has her moments of giving. I enjoyed this second installment of stories.