2.33k reviews for:

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

3.31 AVERAGE

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

3.75

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jennaarr's review against another edition

3.0

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I read it for Junior English and it grew on me. I love Edith Wharton's subtlety.

margeryk101's review against another edition

5.0

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Christmas Haul #1. (In fact the only book I got for Christmas this year) from a dear friend.

What a great book this is to read in winter. I remember reading Crime and Punishment in June one year, and it really didn't work for me sweltering in the Cumbrian sunshine (no irony at all) whilst reading about sledges zipping across St Petersburg.

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Wharton's writing is sublime with fantastic description and tension throughout. Poor Ethan Frome. Boohiss Zeena. Lovely Mattie Silver.

valhecka's review against another edition

1.0

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GOD THIS WAS ANNOYING.

Junior year. ANNOYING.

classicbookreader's review against another edition

3.0

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Wonderfully written though a very sad story.
I admire the narrative. I felt close to the characters just like reading Wilkie Collins and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
I personally doesn't like sad endings because it affects me so.
I never touched any Nicolas Sparks' after reading three books from him.
I hope The Age of Innocence is better than this one.

lindamcrateauthor's review against another edition

2.0

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I read this for a college course, and I remember it was one of the most depressing reads I've ever come across. I just couldn't get into it. It seemed to stretch onward and onward in not in a way that was pleasant and enjoyable. Rarely have I ever been so happy to see a book end as I was this one.

cowgoesmooyaa's review against another edition

2.0

relaxing 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: No

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The plot is bad, the writing is okay. All of the main characters feelings are shallow and selfish. I usually don't care if a character is likable or not, but there is nothing else other than a ridiculously stupid ending. 

whitneyborup's review against another edition

4.0

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Never get married.

thrifty_librarian's review against another edition

2.0

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This is one of those old fashioned books where people get married out of duty and fall in love based on sideways glances. That in itself is tragic. This overdramatic and the end is ridiculous.

This wasn't awful, but I remember really enjoying Wharton, though I forget whether it was [b:The House of Mirth|17728|The House of Mirth|Edith Wharton|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328729186s/17728.jpg|1652564], [b:The Age of Innocence|53835|The Age of Innocence|Edith Wharton|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328753115s/53835.jpg|1959512] or both. Maybe I'll read those again and see if that helps me appreciate this more.

lilyssynopsis's review against another edition

2.25

emotional medium-paced

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cheating will pretty much always ruin a book for me. i struggled to emphasize with the characters. you were meant to feel for ethan not being able to have what he desired, but there was none of that. him and mattie’s “connection” felt shallow and i could care less if they got together or not. i felt the most sympathy for his wife. i understand what the author was trying to do, but it missed the mark for me