Reviews tagging 'Death'

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

14 reviews

alpetersen24's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

tctimlin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Short stories set mostly in the small town of Crosby Maine, where Olive Kitteredge is aging.  Sometimes she is the focus of the story, sometimes she just plays a bit role in a story about others in the town.  There are stories about marriage and friendship and small town mores, and parent-child relationships (which I found most gut wrenching as the mother of an only child son who is now an adult living almost on the other side of the continent).  Strout is a beautiful writer and conveys sparingly the deep love Olive has for her students, her husband and son and her struggles to express that love.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

stindex's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

jouljet's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

raybudbury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

chanancrompton's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

amandaredinger's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

kaylynfergusonstone's review against another edition

I’ll probably pick it back up at some point because it’s objectively good, but the sadness of life is too real rn lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia