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I love the way this book, a collection of short stories, brings together many aspects of the main character's life. It is not a summation of her life, but it gradually illuminates and reveals her nature. I think it is so true that many of us are not just one idea or one personality, but we are complex and the result of a whole lifetime of past experiences. No person can be easily characterized.
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
bess, January 3, 2012
I love the way this book, a collection of short stories, brings together many aspects of the main character's life. It is not a summation of her life, but it gradually illuminates and reveals her nature. I think it is so true that many of us are not just one idea or one personality, but we are complex and the result of a whole lifetime of past experiences. No person can be easily characterized.(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)