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Olive Kitteridge (Paperback)

Olive Kitteridge (Paperback)


by Strout, Elizabeth
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    Revolving around junior high school teacher Olive Kitteridge and her neighbors living along the coast of Maine, these thirteen linked short stories feature wonderfully vivid characters dealing with the regrets and tragedies of everyday lives.
 
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Revolving around junior high school teacher Olive Kitteridge and her neighbors living along the coast of Maine, these thirteen linked short stories feature wonderfully vivid characters dealing with the regrets and tragedies of everyday lives.

Author:
Strout, Elizabeth
ISBN:
9780812971835
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
286
Publish Date:
09/30/2008
Publisher:
Random House, Inc.
Language:
English

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    • Olive K.

      Excellent story - but definitely not a 'feel good' novel as it deals with disappointment, suicide, and emotional struggles in everyday life. The characters are very intriguing, especially since many of them only appear for brief periods in the story.

      notmarie from Madison, WI, Mar 25, 2010

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    • Insightful

      Her writing reminds me of William Trevor--exploring how and why we engage the world the way we do. The characters are complex, but doing what they need to do to make it through. Strout helps us understand that we all have baggage, but it's how you carry it through life that makes the difference.

      karenhunt from rochester, Dec 15, 2009

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    • Olive Kirreridge

      Enjoyed reading.Thank you for the prompt delivery.I am currently reading the other book which I ordered at your suggestion. Very interesting:the title is Sarah's Key.I will definitely order books from Overstock again.

      scallop Sep 16, 2009

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    • Olive Kitteridge

      I was hesitant to tackle this because of previous reviews I had read, but I am so glad that I did spend the time. I enjoyed the people of the town and how Olive interacted with them over the years. I saw too much of myself in her comments on love and loneliness and how parents and children do or do not get along. This book made me think a lot about relationships and what is important in life. I expect to read it again and will certainly recommend it to others. The short story structure is a bit difficult at first, but you get used to it.

      beachnj from Cape May Point, NJ, Aug 31, 2009

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    • Great Read!

      I am not usually inclined to read short stories; however, Olive Kitteridge was very entertaining and flowed very well. I loved how they intertwined stories of Olive throughout the book.

      jackelby from Little Rock, Arkansas, Jul 23, 2009

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  • Starred ReviewThirteen linked tales from Strout (Abide with Me, etc.) present a heart-wrenching," penetrating portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers living lives of quiet grief intermingled with flashes of human connection. The opening """"Pharmacy"""" focuses on terse", dry junior high-school teacher Olive Kitteridge and her gregarious pharmacist husband, Henry, both of whom have survived the loss of a psychologically damaged parent, and both of whom suffer painful attractions to co-workers. Their son, Christopher," takes center stage in """"A Little Burst", which describes his wedding in humorous, somewhat disturbing detail," and in """"Security", where Olive, in her 70s, visits Christopher and his family in New York. Strout's fiction showcases her ability to reveal through familiar details-the mother-of-the-groom's wedding dress, a grandmother's disapproving observations of how her grandchildren are raised-the seeds of tragedy. Themes of suicide, depression, bad communication, aging and love, run through these stories," none more vivid or touching than """"Incoming Tide", where Olive chats with former student Kevin Coulson as they watch waitress Patty Howe by the seashore, all three struggling with their own misgivings about life. Like this story, the collection is easy to read and impossible to forget. Its literary craft and emotional power will surprise readers unfamiliar with Strout. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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