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Olive Kitteridge Reading Order
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout has 2 main books (2008–2019). Start with Olive Kitteridge (2008) and read the numbered books in order.
Olive Kitteridge books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 3 min
- 5 h 19 min
Main books together: 592 pages, about 10 h 22 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Olive Kitteridge: common questions
- How many books are in the Olive Kitteridge series?
- There are 2 main books in Olive Kitteridge. The most recent main book listed here is Olive, Again (2019).
- What order should I read Olive Kitteridge in?
- Read Olive Kitteridge in its numbered order: Olive Kitteridge, Olive, Again.
- What is the first Olive Kitteridge book?
- The first book is Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, published in 2008.
- How long does it take to read the whole Olive Kitteridge series?
- The 2 main books add up to about 592 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 10½ hours of reading, or about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.