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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
3.0
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m surprised this received so many accolades tbh. 

I enjoyed some of the chapters, but others just dragged on. Some of them seemed so awkward. There were very realistic and unrefined descriptions of people, which is rare. But, to me, not every character was worth being written about. 

It was a pretty easy read though. I read this and a book of short stories at the same time. I honestly think it served the book for me to read it spread out over several days