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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
After reading "The Age of Innocence", "The House of Mirth", and now "Ethan Frome", I just wonder if Edith Wharton ever wrote anything happy. All were quite good, but they're among the most relentlessly depressing things I've ever read.
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
nostalgic new england :-)
dark
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
emotional
tense
slow-paced
My least favorite of what I've read from Wharton, but it seems like it's laying the groundwork for the yearning theme that she nails in The Age of Innocence. Anything by Edith Wharton is a cut above and leaves an impression.
However, this reminds me a lot of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (which is a five star book in my opinion). So having read that first, this comes across to me as just "not as good" as Hardy's work with a similar premise.
This is a novella though and is a tight story, which I appreciate.
I just was more affected by the fleshed out themes in Hardy's work, which are nodded to/suggested in this one.
However, this reminds me a lot of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (which is a five star book in my opinion). So having read that first, this comes across to me as just "not as good" as Hardy's work with a similar premise.
This is a novella though and is a tight story, which I appreciate.
I just was more affected by the fleshed out themes in Hardy's work, which are nodded to/suggested in this one.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
beautifully written