A review by missyjohnson
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

4.0

Olive is the piece that ties each of the individual stories together. The Kitteridge family and the residence of Crosby Maine are the focus of the different stories that make up this novel. Olive plays different parts in each, sometimes large and sometimes only a sentence but significant in each one. Olive is misunderstood by most and loved by few. To me, she is very loving but unable to convey it to those that she loves the most. She seems to have deep feelings but unable to convey those emotions. Her statement to Jack about being in Hell after the death of a spouse was a such a sad point in that story. It is too bad that Olive was unable to convey to Christopher how much she loved him. I could identify with Olive in several places but was also glad that I did not identify with her in others. I have hope that Olive continues to find joy in her life and has the opportunity to “set right” many relationships