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Olive Kitteridge
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- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Series: Olive Kitteridge, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Publisher's Summary
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Oprah’s Book Club pick Olive, Again
“Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge.... You’ll never forget her.” (USA Today)
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Book World • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • People • Entertainment Weekly • The Christian Science Monitor • The Plain Dealer • The Atlantic • Rocky Mountain News • Library Journal
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life - sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition - its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
The inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray
Critic Reviews
“Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
“Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.... [She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.” (The New Yorker)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-2021
It won the Pulitzer??
Utterly boring. I’m pretty shocked this book has had such rave reviews. I did not connect with the main character- I was only barely interested in this book in the very beginning and then.... it lost me
Sounded like I was listening to a pack of old ladies complaining about their life.
I was expecting so much more from this read.
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- Kathleen Fahy
- 02-06-2022
Unrelentingly depressive
I selected this book carefully following a review in the guardian. And because I want to Pulitzer prize and was so well reviewed I have stuck with it. But I actually have to end early because it’s making me miserable. Some people might find artistic merit in the phenomenological way The author rights. But I couldn’t take any more.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-03-2022
I have enjoyed
My dear friend recommended Olive Kitteridge to me
…I loved these stories. Thank you ES!!
Flannery O’CONNOR is black and unique.
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- chickybabe3
- 19-02-2022
Slow burn but I fell in love with the characters
Beautiful writing. Interesting character development. I loved the way the characters were interweaved. I loved this book and disappointed it ended. Narration is excellent.
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- Chris
- 17-02-2022
Getting to know Olive
Elizabeth Strout has created a thoroughly believable and flawed character whom one comes to love throughout this performance.
I loved every moment of this ‘listen’ and unlike some of the books in my library, it will stay with me.
I thoroughly recommend !
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- Nell61
- 02-05-2021
loved it
Fabulous character, story and narration. So pleased to have discovered Elizabeth Strout. Am working my way through all her works.
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- Athena
- 09-04-2021
Recommended to me
Great. The print version was recommended to me, but I listened to the audio version while gardening. Enjoyed the story and Narrator. How a person appears to others, isn't always what the person is like or feeling. This can be lifelong as people learn about themselves. Looking forward to listening to the sequel.
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- Grant Christian
- 14-01-2021
The performance made it!
Kimberly Farr made this book for me! I don’t like cursing in books, but the way she said those words, made me laugh instead of cringe (for the most part). The beautiful language of this book came to light with her narration and the various voices of the characters were perfectly matched and enhanced my
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- Janet
- 25-12-2020
A beautiful selection of stories involving Olive
I loved this book.
Olive is a unique character. Beautifully narrated bringing the characters to life. My only criticism if I really have to find one is I thought the story Criminal was not really needed in this collection. Olive is only mentioned very briefly. The last story is sublime! I highly recommend this book..adored it!
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- Sandra Halford
- 08-03-2020
uncomfortable honesty...
our heroine can be most judgemental harridan imaginable, but you cannot but love her. sublime
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- Kerr506
- 08-12-2019
It's a Short Story Collection
I decided to read this since there is now a sequel. I didn't realize that it is actually a set of short stories in which Olive always seems to show up and may or may not play a significant part. I most enjoyed the stories that were directly about her with her husband and son. I would have rated this higher except I didn't really like all the "short story characters," many of whom were not really all that significant to the story, or at least to the parts of the story that interested me the most. I hope that the sequel is not written this way.
I look forward to the sequel and to watching the movie. I think that Frances McDormand is the perfect actress to play Olive and pictured her the whole time I was reading this. I liked the audible book narrator as her tone seemed to capture Olive's personality.
Sure this book is depressing -- about aging, death and kids who walk out of your life. But I like Olive's matter-of-fact look at things.
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- Grammy Pammy
- 15-03-2020
Loved this!
Several short stories that are either about Olive or at a minimum tangentially touch on Olive in some way. I suspect this will be appreciated much more by an older crowd. I also suspect most of negative reviews came from folks with more life in front of them than behind them.
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- Janine M.
- 19-12-2019
Olive is a complex soul
I often have difficulty with books that don’t have a clear, positive protagonist. Olive is painfully oblivious to her own cold rudeness but occasionally rises to great compassion. A frustrating gal to be our protagonist.
I recommend the book to those with patience for complex souls who are not always easy to be around.
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- George D. Geddes
- 18-10-2019
Touching story about the imperfect nature of life.
I was touched by Olive and definitely understood her. Loved the narration as well. Looking forward to my next read by this author.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-10-2019
Depressing! Watse of a credit!
Multiple short 'stories?' Episodes in unfunny, detatched woman's life. No real beginning or end. Just overwhelmingly depressing life clips! I kept listening, thinking that there must be a story somewhere that might tie it all together. But - NO!
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- Pegmag
- 14-11-2019
I'm 71
Olive is 72. There were so many times when I thought...where is this going, but I'm glad I stayed. I connected with Olive. Just when I thought her story had a sad end, she gave me hope
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- Monkey-sue
- 08-10-2019
extremely talented writer...BUT
it was hard to follow.... the story was tremendously well written but so convoluted and filled with completely off topic characters....I had to keep going back and rereading thinking ahead miss something... like who are these people... over and over
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- Sherman's Mom
- 20-06-2019
Wonderful in all ways
The story and narration were fantastic and I did not want the audiobook to end!
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- KristiC
- 04-08-2020
Good writing and great character development but I don’t understand the purpose of the book
We read this for a book club selection. I think the author did a great job making you care about the characters and be interested in their story but there are so many characters in so many stories I kept thinking they would all tie together at the end but they really don’t. I just felt disappointed and confused at the end. I really did love so many of the characters or was at least enjoying getting to know them in their brief parts of the story but then they just go away. Olive and her family are throughout the story but not really sure why she deserves the title. Also I recommend finishing a full chapter don’t listen to a partial chapter because so many chapters introduce a new character and storyline that may be just for that chapter and if you stop in the middle and come back like I often do, I found myself having to hit rewind to remember who they were and what was going on.
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- Isabella Piestrzynska
- 26-12-2019
Fabulously wise and rich
A profound and beautifully written exploration of frailty, forgiveness, yearning, cruelty, rage, madness, and, mostly, love. Just astounding,
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Olive Kitteridge is someone we already know
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- Dan N
- 06-02-2020
Didn’t want it to end
Wow. Occasionally, and only very occasionally, I’ll come across a book that I just don’t want to end. This was one of those books. I also bought the kindle version too but found myself listening to the audible version more, Kimberly Farr did an amazing job of performing it and really brought the story to life.
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But disappointing
Really good expressive writing and read well, but no point to the story and kept wishing for the end.....
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-2019
wonderful storytelling
I could listen to this for hours on end. the narration is soothing. the story feels real, raw, believable i love Olive. great characters.
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- J M.
- 25-02-2020
Dull, dull, dull
Despite the lovely narration I found the lead character dislikeable with a story that goes nowhere.
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- Christineb
- 10-12-2019
Three stars
I enjoyed the first part of this book but the last four chapters where laborious to read with no originality hence I lost interest of course I thought she was a plucky middle aged bowman but it just lacked content at the end
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- Dixie_Chick
- 27-06-2019
A brilliant read!
I couldn’t stop listening! The narrator is fantastic and brings real life to the characters, who are beautifully written in stories that are woven together to form a truly enjoyable, thought provoking, sometimes deeply sad but ultimately real and relatable story.
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- Prof
- 12-11-2019
Faultless
Well it’s hard to find a bad word to say. Utterly riveting, writing in such a mature and insightful manner, this was a joy from beginning to end. Small town America in small vignettes linked by the marvellous creation of Olive. The narrator for this is - no word of a lie- the best ever in terms of her synchronicity with the text. Outstanding! Highly recommended
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