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Tell Me Everything
Tell Me Everything | Elizabeth Strout
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Cathythoughts
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This was a Christmas present , and my first Elizabeth Strout . I‘m probably reading the wrong one first , but I‘m halfway now … What have I been missing ! I love it.

Lesliereadsalot I‘ve read every book she wrote and loved every one! Happy reading! 6d
Cathythoughts @Lesliereadsalot Thanks, I think I‘m onto something alright 😁 6d
Cathythoughts @Lesliereadsalot What do you think would be the next best one for me to read after this ? Do you mind me asking ? When you get a minute ❤️ 6d
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BkClubCare Butting in here, but you might as well start with Olive Kitteridge? 💕 6d
sarahbarnes I love her so much! I don‘t think you can go wrong with where you go next. Agree with @BkClubCare that the Olive books are so good. I‘d also say Lucy Barton. I‘m actually listening to Anything is Possible right now - so many of her books have kept me company in the car. Whichever one you choose the audio books are also phenomenal. Enjoy! ❤️ 6d
Cathythoughts @BkClubCare Thanks for butting in 😁 I‘ll order that one now 👍🏻 5d
Cathythoughts @sarahbarnes Thanks Sarah, I don‘t know why I didn‘t go there before.. but glad a Christmas present got me started. 5d
Suet624 Oooh, I'm so excited for you! Start with Olive Kittredge!!! 5d
BkClubCare @Cathythoughts - I don‘t think I realized that Lucy Barton was “in” on the Olive series when I read whichever one was when she was MC but so many interwoven stories with beloved characters. Enjoy 5d
Lesliereadsalot I would start with Olive Kitteridge and then read the rest in order of publication date. Frances McDormand played Olive in the one season on tv and she was very good. I see everybody agrees with me! 🩷 5d
Cathythoughts @Lesliereadsalot Thankyou Leslie ❤️ 5d
Cathythoughts @Suet624 Thanks. I‘m excited too. 😁 5d
Cathythoughts @BkClubCare There‘s so much love for these books 🥰 5d
quietlycuriouskate I love her books! I'm reading them all in the wrong order (depending on what's available from the library) but I don't think it matters much. 5d
squirrelbrain You‘re going to love *all* of her books! 5d
LeahBergen I haven‘t read her before either! 4d
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I think you might love her too … I‘m really enjoying her. 4d
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I was starting to think I was the only one on Litsy who hasn‘t read her 😁… 4d
LeahBergen Nope. 😆 4d
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Abailliekaras
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I loved this novel featuring Olive Kitteridge & Lucy Barton. Strout has a way of writing that is gentle but compelling - the dramatic moments are subtle & intimate but I couldn‘t put it down. I think it‘s her simple prose and her characters - real and unadorned, they‘re great company. I love the Maine setting - crisp air & natural beauty. Strout evokes this in her characters.

Cathythoughts Great photo ❤️ 6d
sarahbarnes I loved it too ❤️ 6d
Suet624 Lovely review. 5d
Abailliekaras @sarahbarnes she can‘t put a foot wrong! 5d
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mcctrish
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I really love Elizabeth Strout and how she writes stories that feel like they are about real people. This book, bringing back all her Crosby, Maine characters, centres on them telling each other stories of people they know and people they don‘t, not as gossip but more bearing witness to lives lived with struggle, pain, grace and love.

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Erinreadsthebooks
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I think Strout‘s writing is simply perfection, and I loved this account of Lucy, Bob, Olive and the Crosby, Maine gang. The interconnected-ness of their lives was fascinating, but it‘s as if nothing and everything happens simultaneously. Strout just can‘t be beat.

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sarahbarnes
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This wouldn‘t be a good choice as the first one of Strout‘s books I don‘t think, but because I‘ve grown to love these characters it was so lovely to get to spend more time with them. I love her quiet observations about people - she has a real gift for that. And the audio as always was wonderful.

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Erinreadsthebooks
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“Well, phooey. I feel connected to you too. So there.” She stuck out her tongue.

lol, I feel seen! 😅🙋‍♀️🦄🌵

Allyneedsbooks Kindred spirits 😘🦄💗🤗 2mo
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Erinreadsthebooks
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Jimmy Fallon, anyone? “H‘s are ewwww!!” 🤣

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rachaich
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Oh I love her writing, her characters, Maine description and the weaving of all those residents back into this tale of life and love, love is love.
I feel a yearning to re read all her others.
And I truly hope she writes more about these characters and Maine.
I devoured it during the stirms over the weekend and now feel bereft:(

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Lesliereadsalot
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I‘ve loved all her books, from Olive Kitteridge to My Name is Lucy Barton to all the others. We follow all the same characters from book to book, and they‘re so real. Their conversations are so real, their feelings are so real, their personalities are so real. I always feel as though I‘ve really read something when I finish one.

mcctrish ES is just such a gifted story teller. I love how she takes us on her journey with these characters 3mo
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AvidReader25
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The one is about the heaviness of human life & the lightness that we can sometimes bring to it by sharing our burdens. The book continues the stories of Olive, Bob & Lucy, intermingling and overlapping them as the three characters walk through their later years in Maine. There‘s a focus on the importance of sharing our stories, even the ones that don‘t seem to have a point. It helps mitigate the loneliness that can come. It‘s a bit heartbreaking.

BittersweetBooks Can‘t wait to read this one, I adore Olive 🥰 3mo
AvidReader25 @BittersweetBooks I love seeing these familiar characters interact! 3mo
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MrsMalaprop
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Talk about a #mustreadauthor. Had to go grab this latest Lucy Barton, where Strout brings a bunch of characters, including cranky 90yo Olive, together. Let‘s hope it‘s not the last 📚🤞🏼💕.

BarbaraBB I hope so too 3mo
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MrsMalaprop
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How good is Elizabeth Strout? 💕#currentlyreading

BarbaraBB Great quote. So true. 3mo
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charl08
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Nearly matches my bag.
But not quite.
#BookshopDay #UK

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BarbaraBB
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On the photo is my room at Gladstone‘s! And that‘s where I just finished this book. I loved being in Lucy‘s company again and I was happy to reconnect with Bob and Olive. Strout writes as beautiful as ever and yet it‘s not my favorite of hers (you were right @squirrelbrain !). It felt as if she had so much to say that she had to put a dozen different stories in just this small book. #gladstones24

MrsMalaprop I have this waiting patiently on my bedside stack. 4mo
sarahbarnes What a cute room! I still want to read this to spend some more time with these characters, even though I know it might not be as good as the other books about them. 4mo
squirrelbrain It‘s still a great book @sarahbarnes - just not her best but it‘s a high bar to start with, isn‘t it?! 4mo
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Megabooks I loved the crossovers even if, I agree, it wasn‘t her best. Maybe her most heartwarming, though! And I‘m so sad I‘m not there with you and @squirrelbrain !! Maybe next year the whole CL counselor contingent can go. 🤞🏻💜💜😘 4mo
Suet624 What a wonderful adventure you‘re on. 4mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Yes it‘s quite special to spend time reading and talking books with people you‘ve known online for years! 4mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Heartwarming is definitely the right word. And imagine, you being here too! That would be the best!! ❤️ 4mo
LeahBergen I‘m living vicariously through your photos of this weekend! 4mo
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen Gladstones would be just the place for you too! 4mo
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NovelNancyM
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A story about stories and love. Strout brings together all of her beloved characters from previous novels. I adored this book. The ending is perfect! My only hope is that this doesn't mean the author won't continue writing her amazing novels.

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mjtwo
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22-30 Sep 24
I love the Lucy Barton series and this was just wonderful. I have been scouring the internet for the Olive and Burgess Boys in the same hardcover format, but to no avail.
This books sees Lucy back with William and living in Maine where she has befriended Bob Burgess and also Olive Kitteridge. They recollect stories and follow the investigation of one of Bob‘s clients for murder.
None of which explains why I love it so much. I just do

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marleed
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I feel so good about this grid. I wanted to read each book before I pulled into seasonal reads. And of course, Strout wins the tag!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

BkClubCare Yay for Strout! Can‘t wait. You have some great reads here 👏 4mo
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Megabooks
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This book brings together my favorite Strout characters from ALL her books and features a beautiful friendship between Lucy and Olive. A can‘t miss if you enjoy hopeful books about friendship, love, and community.

A man has been accused of murdering his mother, and Bob Burgess takes the case. Meanwhile, other people in his circle‘s lives start falling apart. He tries to balance it all to help his family, client, wife, and community.

AvidReader25 I‘m excited about this one! Somehow I haven‘t read The Burgess Boys and so I want to get to that one first. 4mo
sarahbarnes Glad you liked it! I‘m excited. 4mo
BarbaraBB Super excited for this one. Great review ❤️ 4mo
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Megabooks @AvidReader25 You\'ll get a lot more out of the book if you read BB first, so good plan! (edited) 4mo
Megabooks @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I think you\'ll both love it!!! 4mo
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I was so happy about this! I was so afraid that we would not get to visit with Olive again. 3mo
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marleed
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A reading realization I‘ve come upon over the last few months is that I really like quiet books and Elizabeth Strout soothes my soul. Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and Lucy Barton all together in the same book - yes, to that! Lucy and Bob‘s friendship was so interesting, and I was completely entertained by how Olive and Lucy came to meet and share stories. I loved this.

jlhammar So looking forward to this- love Strout! 5mo
BarbaraBB Echoing @jlhammar ! Great review! 5mo
marleed @jlhammar @BarbaraBB There‘s just so much story here. You get the fascinating short story segues from Olive but then Olive, Lucy, and Bob each have full stories of their own - great storytelling! 5mo
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Lesliereadsalot Can‘t wait for this one to come in! 5mo
sarahbarnes Yes to this. I‘m looking forward to reading this one. 5mo
marleed @Lesliereadsalot @sarahbarnes Oh I hope you think it is worth the wait - I sure do! 5mo
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jlhammar
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All about Maine with today‘s little #bookhaul. And both continuations of series!

squirrelbrain Enjoy! Love the cover on Tell Me Everything. 💛 5mo
BarbaraBB Such a great haul 😍😍 5mo
Lesliereadsalot Looks like two great books! So jealous! 5mo
Aimeesue Nice! 5mo
kspenmoll Fantastic! 5mo
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squirrelbrain
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I still really liked this, but it‘s not my favourite ‘Lucy Barton‘ book. As well as Lucy, Bob Burgess is highly featured, as is Olive Kitteridge.

Early on, there were too many disparate threads and inconsequential stories about characters we‘d never met before. The book soon picked up though, as Bob becomes involved in a murder investigation - I wished this had been the whole focus of the book.

#netgalley
Published 19th Sept in the UK.

BarbaraBB I‘ve been looking forward to this one! 5mo
sarahbarnes What @BarbaraBB said! Sorry to hear you didn‘t love it. 5mo
squirrelbrain I still liked it though @sarahbarnes - I think my expectations were too high after Lucy By The Sea. 5mo
sarahbarnes I get it! My expectations are high as well. 5mo
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