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Jan 15, 2020
Olive is back at it, taking down criminals and saving the world from total destruction. 🤣 Olive Kitteridge is a no-nonsense woman entering her golden years following the passing of her husband. She navigates her later years in life and muddles through loss and loneliness while encountering a charming and eccentric cast of characters. Olive is gets caught in the middle of some situations as where. There are baby showers and unexpected births, poets with vendettas, new romances, and trying to maintain a relationship with her son. This book feels progressive and reflects the changing times though Olive’s eyes with Somali immigrants, lesbians, and modern family competitions. I never read “Olive Kitteridge” despite it’s Pulitzer winning status and near universal praise. I thought this was funny, charming, sad, and very readable. I was sucked into this world in Maine quickly, and I enjoyed my time in Crosby. The situations are outlandish but feel grounded. The book is fully of curmudgeonly characters trying to make it from one day to the next in a changing country as they are getting older. I found several parts very sad with a palpable lonliness. The book is mostly a series of snapshots in Olive’s life as she gets older, in chronological order. There are a few stories where she’s a tangential character, but she still has an arc. I really enjoyed the book and I’ve requested “Olive Kitteridge” from the library.