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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first time I tried to read this book, I literally fell asleep in the middle. I didn't like or connect with the characters, and I just plain didn't want to read it (it was a high school reading assignment). I picked it up a few years later, determined to give it a try, and actually got through it. It still isn't my favorite book, but for a short work of literature, it isn't bad. Still, if there's something better on hand, I would choose it instead.
This was kinda depressing and the end was just blah.
“They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.”
“They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.”
i really liked this book up til the trash ending :( everyone deserves to end up with a bit of happiness in their life
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lo importante es como cuenta la historia la autora en tan pocas páginas no tiene nada que ver con la otra obra que había leido de la autora y eso me descoloco al principio. Eso si la escritura de esta autora es muy buena ha creado una sensación opresiva, angustia y malestar y ese ambiente que expresa en la novela está muy conseguido y no puede hacerlo cualquiera es recomendable leerla para empezar a conocer a la autora aunque no tiene mucho que ver con sus otras novelas
A quick, fairly easy read. Everyone said it was unenjoyable, but honestly I quite liked it. The writing by Wharton is incredible. Such a lovely tragedy.
Look, I was a teenage bookworm who actually enjoyed a number of books that most high schoolers hate, including Moby Dick, Beowulf, and even the Scarlet Letter. This book without a doubt was the most painful and pointless assignment I've ever had to endure. The characters are boring and unsympathetic, the writing ponderous, and the plot is absolutely ridiculous. I could think of a dozen ways Frome could have gotten out of his predicament, from running away with his mistress someplace warm to finding a more reliable way to commit suicide than running into a tree on a sled. Perhaps he should have eaten a gun, which is what I wanted to do by the time I was done with this stinker.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes