This book got mixed reviews, with some of us loving it and others wondering how the hell it could get a Pulitzer. The structure of the book was a bit startling - a series of short stories, all of which at least mentioned Olive Kitteridge. But this allowed you to see Olive from a number of different viewpoints. Each of the stories could stand on its own, with its main character often coming to a crisis point and making a life-changing decision. Olive, on the other hand, grew and changed at a glacial pace. But at least she did, in the end.