Mini Review: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
5*****
I just love Elizabeth Strout's books, and this one might have been my favorite yet! She has such a real, human way of creating characters and such a literary and yet highly accessible style of writing. Olive, Again is a continuation of Olive Kitteridge, following Olive (not in her late 70s and early 80s) as well as the people in her orbit, some of which are familiar and others new. The characters feel believable and, though many are only given a chapter, are multi-dimensional. Their struggles, joys and fears are ones with which, I think, most readers can, on some level, identify. Strout has a quiet and insightful way of delving deep, while maintaining a subtle sense of humor that makes these books both literary and accessible. Absolutely recommended!
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