She is from the area Kitteridge covers and is a nature-lover, which shows in her writing. Paired with its lyrical, sometimes witty, writing, it is a fair candidate for the prizes that it took home, I think.Įlizabeth Strout, according to her bios, has always been a writer. The beauty of the story is in this set-up, because we get to see just how many opinions go toward revealing the truth about any one individual and likewise, how a community has its many stories to tell the truth about it. Olive Kitteridge is, really, a book of short stories, but when pieced together give the reader a much wider view of the town of Crosby, Maine and of the common character (no matter how obscure in some stories) of Olive Kitteridge, at different points in her life and from varying angles. But it certainly wouldn’t cost me anything but time to read and review it now. Had I ever finished that book? Couldn’t remember. For months afterward, the yellow spine of Olive Kitteredge caught my attention, facing my usual spot on the couch. A year ago we moved into a new house and a few months later were able to put up a number of book shelves and finally display our complete library. I read through the first few chapters (or stories), and-since I had no standing commitment back then to finishing books-I let it disappear. I especially remember one friend recommending it to me, so I picked up a copy. I came across this book several years ago, when it won the Pulitzer and landed on reading lists for book clubs around every corner that I turned.
Is it a novel? Is it a book of short stories? Personally, I have it filed on my bookshelves in the short stories section, but you could really go either way with this Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Elizabeth Strout.
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