2.33k reviews for:

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

3.31 AVERAGE

mdarceyhall's review against another edition

3.5

emotional sad medium-paced

duchess16's review against another edition

3.75

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good read. I read it for school and liked discussing literary things with my class. However if I was reading it by myself I wouldn’t have enjoyed it nearly as much. BUT ALSO

THIS LITERALLY CONDONES CHEATING THE WHOLE TIME LIKE HELLO NO SOCIAL COMMENTARY OR NOTHING

forcenerie's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

moocowreads's review against another edition

5.0

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I've never read Wharton outside of a classroom setting, and I'm so, so glad I did. While A SON AT THE FRONT is equal parts boring and insufferable (in my opinion) this was fresh and tense and literally a page turner, which I didn't expect at all. Ethan is a creepy weirdo in a way that's far too familiar ("nice guy" type) and Zeena & Mattie are so carefully and considerably rendered that despite being told as a story between two men in a close-third perspective honed in on Ethan, it's clear (to me at least) whose story this really is. Finished in just over a day, and now I want to sit in Edith's house in the Berkshires and stare at a wall.

sofiaishere97's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

smtornio's review against another edition

5.0

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A neat and tidy little opera. A perfect one-sitter.

mlcreading07's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gmdacunha's review against another edition

3.0

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bowserjr's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

realno's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad tense medium-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