Olive Kitteridge

 This book by Elizabeth Strout won the Pulitzer prize for fiction. it is a group of short stories about a women named Olive and her life in a small town in Maine. It is told from several points of view. I liked this book, except for one problem; it is a little sad. Olive comes across as rather melancholy and a little bit nuts. A story works best for me when I like the characters and Olive is tough to like. The general feel of the book was a bit depressed, I thought. But the writing is excellent and the characters are very well drawn. It is a worthwhile read.