Today I finished the book Olive Kitteridge. I didn't really enjoy this book although the end was a little better.
I really liked how Olive went to visit Chris in New York. Even though it didn't last very long Olive was happy again being with her son and his new family. I also think it was good for Olive to get out of the town that she spent her whole life in and she got a taste of what the rest of the world is like. I also liked how Chris told off his mom. I know it was a mean thing to do but Olive had been mean to people all of her life and it was about time that someone told her that she is not acting right. Although I did not like how Chris just let his mom leave and he didn't even give her a ride to the airport. I wish the book would of said more of what happened to Olive at the airport after the security guards came and took her away.
The whole thing that Olive had with Jack Kennison seemed kind of weird to me. Olive had not been being nice to anyone and then she starts liking this game. It just seemed a little off of the rest of the book. It was nice that Olive found someone else who was lonely and had also just lost a loved one.
After reading this book I would not suggest it to any of my friends because it is to sad all the way through.
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I do agree that the end was better than the beginning, a bit faster paced. I also agree that Olives stay could've been longer. I would've like to know if the guy living about Chris was O'Casey's son or at least realated somehow. You're right about Olive needed to get out in the world and esperience something new, different, and exciting. Personally I don't like the fact that Chris just lashed out so hurtfully to his mom. I do applaud him in the aspect of standing up to her; no one else has, but just with no emotion, or feeing. It made me feel like he didn't have a heart or care about his mom, and it showed even more when he didn't try harder to make her stay or gvie her a ride to the airport, even though he was probably exremely angry with it all, still no excure, you start something you finish it.
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs a friend in life, so I too am also happy that Olive found Jack. What was special about their bond was the fact that they had lost a loved one like you had mentioned. Some people don't have something in common like that.