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A review by jennifermreads
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
3.0
This is the first Elizabeth Strout novel I have read. Yes, really! I have not yet read Olive Kittredge; I’ll get there someday.
I was left feeling very indifferent about this story. It was an okay tale: not earth-shattering, not breathtaking. It was a decent story of Lucy’s life but much detail was omitted (i.e.: what exactly happened in her childhood). I felt like so much of the story was skimmed over rather than explored or deeply shared. It just wasn’t enough for me.
I recognize that Olive Kittredge is the it novel for Strout fans so I will still definitely pick it up at some point. But I do not find myself eager to race to the shelves to consume Strout’s other works.
** Narration of audiobook was very good.**
I was left feeling very indifferent about this story. It was an okay tale: not earth-shattering, not breathtaking. It was a decent story of Lucy’s life but much detail was omitted (i.e.: what exactly happened in her childhood). I felt like so much of the story was skimmed over rather than explored or deeply shared. It just wasn’t enough for me.
I recognize that Olive Kittredge is the it novel for Strout fans so I will still definitely pick it up at some point. But I do not find myself eager to race to the shelves to consume Strout’s other works.
** Narration of audiobook was very good.**