A review by geraldinerowe
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

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? It's complicated

4.0

There's something that doesn't quite work for me about the Lucy Barton books. I know it's not Elizabeth Strout's work in general because I loved Olive Kitteridge. But while I find myself fully immersed in the Amgash stories for the most part, there's something which just seems to peter out at the end that I find unsatisfying. There's lots that I loved in this collection of short stories, however. Like Claire Keegan, Strout can lull you into a false sense of gentleness so that you barely notice the story is turning into something dark and immense. A punch in the guts is so much more painful when you don't see it coming. Strout's characters are compelling and I will continue to spend time with them.