Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore or computer and buy Elizabeth Strout’s “Olive Kitteridge,” the 2009 Pulitzer Prize fiction winner. I first heard about this book on NPR and I’ve since read it three times and recommended it to all readers I know. This has it all: Lovely and lyrical writing, subtle details that stay with you, stories you can’t forget and powerfully ordinary characters. The book is a series of short stories that follow the lives of folks in a coastal Maine village over several years — some people we get to know well and others just sort of pass through, leaving more questions than answers behind. This is the sort of read that makes you think. And want to reread it so you can think some more. If swine flu-closings furlough you from work, pick this book up and take it home. And even if your workplace remains blissfully swine flu-free, pick it up, anyway. You’ll be glad you did.
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Thanks for the recommendation! I’m just finishing up a book right now so this is good timing!
Thank you for sharing!
This one looks good. I have so many books to read in my pile and the blogs have kept me from them. I need to pace myself!
Okay, I will do what you say. I need a rest from reading through Michael Connelly’s entire oeuvre.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll pick up a copy.
I promise you all will love this book. It’s a book-lover’s book.
Thanks for the recommendation – I’ll check it out! Have a great weekend Cathy.
Oh, goodie. Thanks for the rec!
I will put this on my reading list and look out for it in the shops. Thanks.