Olive kitteridge review6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() There was a time when such realists got dinged on our report cards for what was termed “an attitude problem” now they simply call us “haters.” ![]() The chipperest among us envision and achieve success, reserving special pity for the cynics, the cranks, the doubters. Celebrities speak candidly of ways they’ve learned to shun “negativity.” Bad news is buffed to a shine, vanquished by yoga and kale smoothies and daily affirmation. Football games can be won by banishing negative thoughts and asking for divine intervention. Cancer can be willed away by enough pink ribbons. She seems like such an unpleasant and perplexing person, Olive Kitteridge, until you start to recognize yourself in her.Īmerican culture, after all, has spent considerable time and money promoting a positive attitude in all things, as if good cheer can solve any problem. ![]()
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