Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I really struggled to get through this - in fact, I skipped the penultimate chapter. Part of the issue is that it's a series of short stories (with Olive as the interconnecting theme) rather than a straightforward novel. I found keeping track of the different characters hardgoing at times (wasn't always clear if there were two characters with the same name or one character at different time points).
That said, I can't fault the writing or how well drawn the characters were. Even if a character only featured in one chapter, they were fully realised.
Oliver herself is difficult to be around. She is deeply unlikable at times but, to be fair, also relatable. So relatable that I'm not absolutely sure that I won't find myself picking up the sequel (Olive Again).
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