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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
The people who don't get this just haven't experienced a true New England winter so devastating and long and cold it makes you want to sled yourself into a tree
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I preferred Age of Innocence. This one was just kind of depressing. But it was well-written and worth a read. I wish the characters were a little more developed, but alas, this is actually a short story so for what it was, the characters were pretty well fleshed out. If you're not a fan of classic literature, especially some of the classics like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, this one probably isn't for you. But if you are, it's worth it.
*****SPOILER ALERT******
I didn't see the end coming. Poor Ethan. Poor Zeena (who I hated for most of the book, who knew she'd rise to the occasion). And Mattie-she became just like Zeena. Bitter and whiny.
*****SPOILER ALERT******
I didn't see the end coming. Poor Ethan. Poor Zeena (who I hated for most of the book, who knew she'd rise to the occasion). And Mattie-she became just like Zeena. Bitter and whiny.
warning: don't read this one if you are having a down week. :)
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
didn’t love the story but edith wharton is a girlboss fr
adventurous
dark
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s well written and in keeping with the time it was set in. However it can be seen as quite bleak and depressing. Yet I found it captivating especially the characters who are fully fleshed out by the author.
As noted by everyone in the world, this is a very unhappy story, and the telling of it is also unhappy. What is most remarkable to me is that somehow it is written in a way that makes you feel just as trapped and claustrophobic as if you were living the story yourself. The first-person narrative it begins with is a bit difficult to get into, but the flashback just flies by. I think I might have been more satisfied with it if it had been characterized as a short story and nothing more, because I do wish we had had more time to explore the relationships and characters a bit more.