Since this book is a Pulitzer Prize winner, I should've known that it would have elements of strangeness, be very heavy, and multi-layered...much like other Pulitzer Prize winners I've read. The story covers the lifetime of one Mrs. Olive Kitteridge and the many people connected to her. Some are connected to her rather thinly and you may wonder, "why am I reading about this person?" There were points in the book when I thought "why am I reading this book?" and I thought I would abandon it altogether but I persevered because it's very hard for me to leave a book half-read! I give it 3 stars...really strong character development and actually some very good writing...I just don't know if I really cared about the story that much.
You will get some insights into her life and how she deals with tragedy as well as moments of happiness. Her reactions and her approach to life are all secular so it makes for an interesting analysis and made me think if Olive were written from a Christian perspective, this would've been a totally different book and probably much better.
Do you think this is one I would like?
ReplyDeleteOh Lori, it was heavy but interesting. My first instinct is you probably wouldn't like it but I could be wrong!
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