Olive Kitteridge
This book contains 13 stories that all involve Olive Kitteridge. The technique is an interesting one since we get to meet Olive through various characters’ eyes. Each chapter sheds a different light on the facets that make up Olive Kitteridge. However, it was difficult for me to finish this book because I just did not like her. I liked her husband, Henry, but not Olive. There are themes of suicide, depression, lost love, and families who suffer because of bad communication habits. The book is ambitious in its attempt to cover many years of Olive’s life and, consequently, the lives of the townspeople.
I have friends who have read this book and were very touched by it, to the point where they have reread it because they enjoyed it so much. So, what can I say except this: You may like this book more than I did, you may not. One of my very favorite books is The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd; next time maybe I will review that book, so stay tuned….
