Reviews - Olive Kitteridge

4.83k reviews for:

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

3.81 AVERAGE

lenag's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad slow-paced

chayanuss's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_lenny_'s review against another edition

2.0

Pass. Could not finish this. Tedious, boring and claustrophobic

meganhamilton's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

meridithrbowman's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adventureinprint's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookscats's review against another edition

5.0

At first I wasn't sure what to make of this book and its irascible main character, Olive Kitteridge, who appears in each of these stories to a greater or lesser extent. It was almost like watching a textile on a loom being woven, where you don't see the complete pattern until the blanket is complete, with Olive being a color of a thread that is more or less prominent as the pattern develops. The final result is both perfect and flawed, like most people.