goose_friends 's review for:

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

3.25

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parts of this were so sweet, but so much of it kind of reeked of 2008 in a way i don’t love. really unnecessary and random 9/11 call outs at the end accompanied by islamophobia, racism, and xenophobia which really threw me for a loop. also a touch of homophobia right in the last chapter, just for shits i guess? concept was lovely and quite well executed.