Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeSlow-burning and realistic: a contained novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her, their triumphs and tragedies.
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- Author
- Elizabeth Strout
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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