Mini Review: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
4****
This was my first book of the new year, and it was a good one! I have a real fondness for Elizabeth Strout's Lucy Barton series, so I thought I was about time I read her most famous book. While Olive isn't entirely likable, (she isn't meant to be, I suspect), she is interesting. In fact, all the characters were multi-dimensional, not an easy feat when you devote a mere 20 or so pages to each of them. Of course, some were more engaging than others, but overall, I can say I was never bored and many will stick with me for some time. I am usually not a fan of short stories, but the way Strout used them to tie together a cohesive story worked surprisingly well, and I am curious to read the sequel and to see how Olive develops as a character as she grows older. Thankfully, I live three minutes from the library where a copy awaits me!
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