Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge #1

Elizabeth Strout with Kimberly Farr (Narrator)

12 hours, 2 minutes first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recog...

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Community Reviews Summary of 10,869 reviews

Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 75%
sad 52%
funny 25%
hopeful 22%
dark 15%
challenging 13%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 4%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 42%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 89% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.79

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