Tell Me Everything

★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10

352 pages

What’s it about?

Elizabeth Strout returns to Crosby, Maine to tell another story.  This novel revolves around Lucy Barton and her special friendship with Bob Burgess.  We see many of Elizabeth Strout's old cast of characters in this story- including Olive Kitteridge.

What did it make me think about?

The importance of being heard- and the importance of truly listening.  Bob Burgess understands that, "People did not care, except for maybe one minute.  It was not their fault, most just could not really care past their own experiences."

Should I read it?

As many of you know, I LOVE Elizabeth Strout's novels!  I was so excited to pick this one up.  And I also know that many of you don't.  Elizabeth Strout writes about the beauty in the small moments of life.  Some have told me that these books don't have enough action.  I get this, but I think that may be the whole point.  SO I HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING TO PERSUADE YOU!  If you did not like her novels before- you will not like this one.  If, like me, she is one of your favorite writers- you will savor every page.

A passage I marked

"People suffer.  They live, they have hope, they even have love, and they still suffer.  Everyone does.  Those who think they've not suffered are lying to themselves."