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Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

3.31 AVERAGE

emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm editing this up to 4 stars because I get what Cassie means when she says she felt all the feels, because there are a lot of feels, and I shouldn't penalize it because it ended so frustratingly.

Say what you want, but Edith Wharton isn't afraid of a bit of shock value.

dark but good

Read for my American Novels Since 1900 class.
emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
sad medium-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

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I'm not a huge fan of the classics, but Ethan Frome wasn't to bad. Depressing for sure, and not to realistic, but if you don't over analyze it, it's a good read! Short too!