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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Wow, this book is brutal! The misery of the Frome household is not easy to read about, though I admire Wharton's construction of the story and the prose style. I liked that the characters were complex, even morally ambiguous, though Wharton's depictions of Zeena makes it difficult to not side with Ethan and Mattie. I wasn't sure about this book after reading the first framing chapter but found that I got invested in the central story fairly quickly. And then things just escalated really quickly from the time Zeena goes to town to the end of the novella. I'm glad I read the book, but I enjoyed The Age of Innocence more, probably because the story was more complicated and the relationships were drawn in more detail. However, Ethan Frome is a well-written and affecting book.
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Garbage. And not even hot garbage. Just cold, painfully tedious garbage.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes