I am certain that if I’d read it ten years ago (yes, I realize it wasn’t written then) I wouldn’t have made it past the point in the very first story where the young grieving widow accidentally runs over her new kitten. The story weighs heavy on my mind and my heart. Olive Kitteridge is a very depressing book. Warning: A few small spoilers beyond this point. Lacking that type of complicated system, I gave it a three. If I could simultaneously give it 4 ½ stars for quality and 1 ½ stars for enjoyment, I would. But it was an extremely well-written novel that provoked many emotions in me, and for that I commend Strout. My four and five star books have to earn their status.īut today, I’m having trouble with the star system, because I did not “like” Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize winning book Olive Kitteridge. If I give a book three stars, then I liked it, plain and simple. I’ve heard people say things like, “I have to really hate a book to give it less than three stars,” and, “You only gave it three stars? Oh, I liked it.” These things confuse me. If you hover your little mouse over the stars, it gives you the key. Let me start by saying that I take the Goodreads rating system literally.
This is the most confusing book review I’ve ever written.
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