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Books like Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout: what to read next, and why.
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A Man Called Ove
Another prickly older person whose gruffness hides a lot of feeling, though in a funnier and more consoling book.
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The Hours
Another subtle exploration of unhappy lives that rewards slow, attentive reading.
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The Remains of the Day
Another study of a person looking back at how pride and restraint cost them something important.