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deirdrebps 's review for:
Olive, Again
by Elizabeth Strout
I've loved Olive Kitteridge since I first read about her in 2008. Yes, she's prickly and unreasonable and mean-spirited, but in "Olive Again," by Elizabeth Strout, we see her older, mellowed, realizing the affect she has on other people. I felt sorry for her in 2008, estranged from her son. I feel sorry for her now, too. Her son is distant and emotionally distant. But I also feel good that Olive has survived so much, that she looks forward, that she reflects on the past and makes changes.
Again and again, Strout turns to nature to help describe feeling, with sunlight becoming an important part of the moments of happiness. Nature can also describe the loneliness, as various characters, including Olive, find themselves going out to the Pointe to rid themselves of literal and figurative pain, watching the water, listening to the birds.
There are laugh-out-loud moments, and moments that will bring the sting of tears; moments that require a pause to reflect on the deep truths.
Strout is a writer with great heart, a good ear and a gift for making even our foibles interesting and relevant. Get to know Olive again. You won't be sorry.
Full review at https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/11/07/oh-olive-its-so-nice-to-see-you-again/
Again and again, Strout turns to nature to help describe feeling, with sunlight becoming an important part of the moments of happiness. Nature can also describe the loneliness, as various characters, including Olive, find themselves going out to the Pointe to rid themselves of literal and figurative pain, watching the water, listening to the birds.
There are laugh-out-loud moments, and moments that will bring the sting of tears; moments that require a pause to reflect on the deep truths.
Strout is a writer with great heart, a good ear and a gift for making even our foibles interesting and relevant. Get to know Olive again. You won't be sorry.
Full review at https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/11/07/oh-olive-its-so-nice-to-see-you-again/