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Elizabeth Strout

The Things We Never Say

The Things We Never Say

A novel by Elizabeth Strout

13 people recommend this

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  • Dawn B
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  • Kate Arends Peters
    Kate Arends Peters

    “A quick read with a lot of depth and big questions around the cost of loneliness and being known.”

    91
  • LizK
    LizK

    “How does she do it? How does she use such unadorned language to such moving effect?”

    71
  • Phoebe
    Phoebe

    “Strout’s writing is observant, quiet, and emotionally precise, and I always finish her books feeling like I really understand the characters — a quality I treasure in a book.”

    11
  • Lisa
    Lisa

    “Beautiful novel about finding meaning amidst the loneliness of the human experience.”

    1
  • Fiona
    Fiona

    “beautifully written. Surprising. Bingeable.”

    1
  • Rachel
    Rachel

    “Current read: Elizabeth Strout’s newest novel. I love it so much. Is Artie Dam the new Bob Burgess?”

    1
  • Hzf
    Hzf

    “Interesting reflection on being human”

  • Katherine Woods
    Katherine Woods

    “no author makes me pause and reflect more. perfection”

  • Jen Monroe
    Jen Monroe

    “It only took me a day to read this but I’ll think about it always.”

  • Sam
    Sam
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    Ashlie
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    Annie

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