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Having loved Our Souls at Night so much, I've been looking forward to my second Kent Haruf book. I'm totally mesmerised so far by the gradual unfolding of the plot and characters, and reflecting how much this book reminds me of one of my other favourite reads Olive Kitteridge in its depiction of a marginally likeable protagonist.
— Dec 08, 2017 08:49PM
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I am so reminded of Elizabeth Strout's "Olive Kitteridge": acute character observations & the depiction of a relatively small community through the eyes of one particular family. Both books feature a vignette-like chapter structure, each of which peels back another layer to reveal significant connections and history. Both novels also share blunt and crotchety protagonists who seem to be hard to like at first glance.
— Dec 09, 2017 02:30AM
