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Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton are two of the most fascinating and enigmatic characters ever imagined by an author. While ordinary and typically undramatic, their daily lives are drawn with keen observation and thoughtfulness that is just outstanding. Elizabeth Strout's relaxed narrative style is closely tied to Olive and Lucy's reflective behaviour.

Thinking back to the captivating Pulitzer prize-winning book Olive Kitteridge, whose multiple stories encircled Olive. Or the reflective weight of Lucy’s childhood in My Name is Lucy Barton. Strout is a master at subtlety building consequential stories delicately related to her main characters. I have followed their lives through multiple books. In Tell Me Everything, Lucy and Olive spend time together in Crosby, Maine, sharing almost philosophical stories as they interpret meaning and significance in events and people they encounter.

“I don’t know what the point is to this story!�� “People,�� Lucy said quietly, leaning back. “People and the lives they lead. That’s the point.��
“Exactly,�� Olive nodded.

While we adore Olive and Lucy sharing their discussions and views, the main character focus in the book is Bob Burgess. Bob is another personality in the Olive and Lucy universe who heightens our feelings of connection, vulnerabilities, concerns, love, desires, guilt, and private moments in our imagination. Bob’s relationship with Lucy is exquisitely depicted, and the issues they deal with during the novel range from family relationships to murder and a profound revelation of emotional sentiments.

I would highly recommend Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout, and perhaps one quote from the book that sums it up so beautifully and gives us our thought for the day

“People always tell you who they are if you just listen—they will always eventually tell you who they are.��

I want to thank Penguin General UK and NetGalley for providing a free ARC in return for an honest review.