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- 5.15 x 0.7 x 7.98 in
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- 2.31 lb
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- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Publication date
- November 3, 2020
- Language
- English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions. “Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I’d never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is.”—Zadie Smith, The Guardian “Just as wonderful as the original . . . Olive, Again poignantly reminds us that empathy, a requirement for love, helps make life ‘not unhappy.’”—NPR ONE OF PEOPLE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is “a compelling life force” (San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said that Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” and she has never done so more clearly than in these pages, where the iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Whether with a teenager coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth during a hilariously inopportune moment, a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, or a lawyer who struggles with an inheritance she does not want to accept, the unforgettable Olive will continue to startle us, to move us, and to inspire us—in Strout’s words—“to bear the burden of the mystery with as much grace as we can.” A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, Vogue, NPR, The Washington Post,Chicago Tribune, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Esquire, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, The New York Public Library, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, BookPage Read more
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| Publisher | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
|---|---|
| Publication date | November 3, 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0812986474 |
| ISBN-13 | 71 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.15 x 0.7 x 7.98 inches |
| Book 2 of 2 | Olive Kitteridge |
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The complexity of ordinary lives.
Format: Kindle
I really loved this book. Quiet, funny, prickly and so deeply human. It’s a collection of interconnected stories about ordinary people and all the complicated things happening beneath the surface.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2026 by Nicola Bouwer
STROUT MASTERFULLY WEAVES OLIVE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Format: Hardcover
I invited Olive Kitteridge into my life again initially because, well, hell's bells, let's face it, every sports fan occasionally enjoys a greasy stadium hot dog topped with a bitter distrusting personality and a teaspoon full of vinegar-based unconsciousness. I reminisced at the bookstore counter, "She was a hoot. Let me see what she's been up to since the death of her dear husband, Henry." And so after non-stop reading, I burped, popped Tums and rubbed my guts, because Olive's still that agita producing, burrowing under your skin kind of antagonist that I remembered, with one notable exception: She. Is. Evolving. Still saying the kinds of things that most people only think, Olive is predictable and snarky but now, motivated by loneliness, she puts impatience and sarcasm on simmer to make room for Jack, the sports car-driving-widower forced into retirement from his sleepy career at Harvard. This grieving elitist conservative's emery board honesty--born from disastrous relational mistakes--wears away at Olive's rough edges, just enough. A chagrined and aging Olive slowly realizes that heaping large portions of sobering and heartless comments on others has kept her in an untenable self-imposed isolation. So, in fits and starts she begins engaging in an "Olive-styled" social etiquette, purposefully and clumsily sprinkling affirmations on grandchildren and select needy members of the community. If you're wondering if Olive, Again is a sappy disappointment, don't worry! Olive's jagged edges never truly disappear. You'll be gratified and occasionally stunned by how deep her candor can pierce through even the bravest heart. And conversely you may be surprised at how often Strout reveals Olive's rancor simply through thoughts that never pass her bitter lips. The power of this story is diluted by Strout's choices...missed opportunities to show the sparks that would've inevitably lit up Olive and Jack's relationship. In the chapter ironically titled "Light," instead of banging out her usual sparkling dialogue between Olive and Jack, Strout has Olive telling a peripheral character the details of a pivotal fight she has had with him. And the biggest disappointment with "Olive, Again" is the handful of chapters where Olive makes cameo appearances. Is this a contrived way for Strout to showcase her exceptional short story writing skills? Even though the characters in these chapters are in most cases engaging, Strout rarely circles back to connect them to the main story which is why I give "Olive, Again" a 3.5 out of 5 stars. I wanted this story to be all about the Olive Kitteridge I've been waiting to visit with, again. And even though the book has missed that mark, I loved that Strout once again decided to masterfully weave this colorful character from the inside out on the page. Don't hesitate! Jump into the cold coastal Maine waters to swim and age alongside this curmudgeon who in her second half of life, becomes a student of "loneliness abatement." Swirl with dread and delight through swift currents and rising tides.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020 by Lynn M. Trudeau
This is a book about a woman who is a house.
Format: Kindle
The house is roomy but not always warm. It is situated near water. There are rosebushes, forsythia, many maples and twisty Maine roads to go down. You will not always like being there but it is worth it because you will learn a great deal about how life inevitably works its way toward death; and frequently, you’ll laugh. In the end, you’ll close the door to that house, satisfied, but a little sad.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2026 by inwitinthemidwest
Get to Know Olive
Format: Hardcover
“Olive, Again” by Elizabeth Strout has a lot to say and a very unique way to do so. Olive Kitteridge came on the scene with a bang in 2008 as one of the most idiosyncratic characters in literature. Here, shocking things happen around her in Crosby, Maine and we recognize her inability to understand what it all means. The web describes Kitteridge as a “well-meaning misanthrope” which makes her difficult to predict. You would think that writing about what she doesn't understand would lack depth but it does not. Having not read the original, I was shocked by the aging motif. Olive and her husband, Jack, look back on their lives, dwell on memories of affairs and failed marriages, and still struggle to find out what it all means now. A part about a man on antidepressants and the struggles of marital compromise hit home with me the most. Mrs. Kitteridge floats in and out of others' lives, knowing as a teacher that she has had a profound effect on everyone whether she tried to do so or otherwise. It often challenges me to read about protagonists of demographics different from my own. Olive, as an individual works because we see how she views others and watch her learn about her preconceived notions. No one will mistake Olive for a perfect woman but we feel for her just the same, especially when she starts to look back on life with regret, confusion, and self-doubt. She has made mistakes but we question whether or not she deserves her lot in life after she helps others so much. So much of the novel comes with our understanding of Olive and how we perceive her. It almost makes me not want to watch the mini-series with Frances McDormand and Bill Murray since I had my own vision of the people. Hollywood would work its usual magic in aging all of the actors gradually but capturing their essence may work better on paper. Strout creates a lot of personalities in a limited amount of time in the short story format but you grow to enjoy each of them in their own context. When I review books, I often warn you if the book is not to everyone's taste. "Olive, Again" deals mostly with human nature and deals with events and not necessarily action or shock. This made it my kind of novel. It will make you want to tell others how you feel and appreciate the time you have with them. Even those who find themselves disgruntled with those around them will relate to Olive at her most irritable. You will grow frustrated with her at times but remain glad that you met her.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020 by Anthony Conty
"Oh Godfrey, Mighty Olive!"
Format: Kindle
Eleven years ago, readers, including this reviewer, first met Olive Kitteridge in Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize winning book. The first Olive novel created a humorous, enchanting and at times shocking portrait of a retired middle school math teacher who was somewhere on the Asperger's syndrome. Olive's family and neighbors in the coastal town of Crosby, Maine interacted in a series of short stories. Strout adopts the same format for the latest Olive novel. Many of the characters from the first novel, reappear in the second. There are, however, fewer descriptive passages of Maine scenery, a liberal use of expletives, repeated events of infidelity and less well fleshed out characters. In some of the stories, Olive is hardly mentioned or plays a mere cameo role. Olive is older, less sure of herself and lonelier. She is experiencing her own slow, steady decline as well as the deaths and disabilities of family and acquaintances. This is a depressing novel dealing with serious issues not always in a sensitive manner. Strout has proven herself to be an award winning novelist. She can do better. Now that Olive has been "put to bed" in the second novel, this reviewer is looking forward to Strout's next creative, well written work of fiction.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2019 by amachinist
FIVE STARS ARE NOT ENOUGH
Format: Kindle
I read this sequel immediately upon finishing Olive Kittridge and loved it even more. Perhaps it was because Olive had aged a dozen or so years and life had impacted her - hard. Aging is "not for sissies" I have been told and Olive is struggling with her own aging and mortality. She had to cope with her life changing after suffering a heart attack and also needing to wear Depends undergarments that she refers to as her "poopy pants." Both books are filled with real characters and situations that show the reader that there is no such thing as normal. The books takes us wherever life goes if that means children not close to their parents or behaving in ways that their parents can not understand or approve of. It can mean looking back on one's life and feeling regret for the times not appreciated and actions taken or not taken. There was so much humanity and reality wrapped up in one small book. I loved it. Brava Ms. Strout!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2026 by E. Piper
So well written, I just wish I liked Olive
Format: Kindle
I guess that’s the point. I know a woman so much like Olive - and I’ve recently given up even trying to be friends with her - life is too short to try to manage, make sense of and not get upset with such folks. It’s true that Olive’s merciless “honesty” helped some in their lives but I think that in these final chapters Strout is showing us that such “honesty” does not necessarily come from profound wisdom or personal insight. Interesting and depressing view on getting old and going into a community.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2026 by Kindle Customer
Great book... both Oliver Ketteridge and Olive Again.
Format: Paperback
Olive is quite a character. I read the 1st book "Olive Ketteridge" and had to get this one to see what she is up to now... She is so blunt... love it!! I hate to see it end. I will check out more books by this author in the future, hope they are as good.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2026 by Cloud Walker