Olive Kitteridge - July 2021 Book Group discussion thread

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LindsD Jul 2021 7:40am, 28 Jul 2021 48,714 posts	0 LindsD I'll have to read it again. I'm at my Mum's later so will dig it out
McGoohan Jul 2021 7:44am, 28 Jul 2021 49,942 posts	0 McGoohan It's odd - until Greppers mentioned it I didn't have any doubt at all that they survived. I think that's the implication anyway as the story is largely about Kevin (via Olive's probing) getting back his own will to live.
Peregrinator Jul 2021 7:50am, 28 Jul 2021 897 posts	0 Peregrinator Yes, I also would have said they survived
Columba Jul 2021 9:45pm, 28 Jul 2021 21,207 posts	0 Columba Like McG, I had no doubt they survived, until I read other people’s doubts.
McGoohan Jul 2021 10:22pm, 28 Jul 2021 49,949 posts	0 McGoohan Every plot summary I have seen refers to him 'saving her'. I think I'd quite like to see the TV miniseries now to see what they made of this. In other news, I just finished Olive, Again tonight and loved just as much.
Hanneke Jul 2021 11:26pm, 28 Jul 2021 76,901 posts	0 Hanneke I just read it... Call me a pessimist but... Not saved! In my view, regardless of Olive's shouts for help, they drown...
LindsD Aug 2021 2:28pm, 3 Aug 2021 48,850 posts	0 LindsD I re-read this at the weekend. I thought they survived.
Night-owl Aug 2021 4:29pm, 3 Aug 2021 37,544 posts	0 Night-owl I had thought they survived
westmoors Aug 2021 8:43pm, 3 Aug 2021 5,275 posts	0 westmoors I can't remember and I'm not going to re-read it!
Serendippily Oct 2021 6:50pm, 4 Oct 2021 23,499 posts	0 Serendippily I thought this was going to be very Anne Tyler-esque. I like a bit of Anne Tyler but she gets a bit samey after a while and there’s a coolness about them. This got a lot more raw and a lot more interesting. I really liked it. Still a very certain world certain perspective but I thought Olive a tremendous character