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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
slow-paced
For some reason my digital version concluded with the first chapter of another Strout book, which I gamely read to the end expecting Olive to pop up and sail through. I was very disappointed when she didn't!!
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have pros and cons about this book.
pros: I like that it's a collection of stories, I like that we see multiple stages of Olive's life, I like how the characters connect. I loved it for the first section or so. olive herself is unique.
cons: the writing itself is very simple, not in any way advanced. the theme/message is roughly the same across all the anecdotes, so I got bored quickly - nothing feels dynamic. nothing good or happy happens in the entire book, and this was pretty draining since nothing was really changing, either.
pros: I like that it's a collection of stories, I like that we see multiple stages of Olive's life, I like how the characters connect. I loved it for the first section or so. olive herself is unique.
cons: the writing itself is very simple, not in any way advanced. the theme/message is roughly the same across all the anecdotes, so I got bored quickly - nothing feels dynamic. nothing good or happy happens in the entire book, and this was pretty draining since nothing was really changing, either.