4.85k reviews for:

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

3.81 AVERAGE

gwyn1220's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rhanrhan's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tmsilva's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mel205's review against another edition

2.0

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Whoa, this book was boring! There were a couple stories that caught my attention; I was interested in Denise Thibodeau, Kevin Coulson, Louise Larkin, Henry Kitteridge, and I also liked Daisy. Olive was either just a flat out bitch or she suffered from some undiagnosed mental illness, like bipolar disorder. I thought bitch throughout the whole book until some of her later interactions with Christopher. Overall, it was not enjoyable; I kept waiting for it to get to the Pulitzer-worthy part...

sbbryce's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring 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

urska's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I would happily read a book just about Olive, without the interweaving of other stories which made it more difficult to pick the book up again. Maybe the point is that there's no point, there's no connection between the characters. 
All in all, this book was not my cup of tea.

julyjo's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

elibri's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lisa15's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

deagaric's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes