4.83k reviews for:

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

3.81 AVERAGE

sreed151's review against another edition

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A wonder. So glad Rachel recommended it. My favorite of all of Strout's novels so far.

orireading's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful 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

sadiesw's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective 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

atropos87's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective 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

kit_kate's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad medium-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

lizruss15's review against another edition

3.0

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I enjoyed the short chapters where you got to see the character from different perspectives. Olive is a hard character to connect with but Strouts writing is beautiful as always.

tinalynne577's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dstrand12's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

aunt_pete's review against another edition

5.0

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Elegantly written. It is just enough...never overwrought.

neverlonely's review against another edition

3.0

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I liked "Olive Kitteridge", the book. I didn't always like Olive Kitteridge, the person. She was rather gruff, but as the stories progressed I got a sense of why she was the way she was. Definitely worth reading.

I'm rereading this for my book club and I find I'm more sympathetic to Olive (the person) the second time around. Still can't say that I actually like her, though.