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kenzie_s04's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexism
alexandrabelze's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the awakening is now one of my favorite novels. i enjoyed every second of it. the sense of longing that edna has for her own freedom and the realization that she is unable to attain true freedom is so heart wrenching. she has such big dreams but she realized them too late and that broke my heart. i wanted nothing but happiness for her. i was not expecting that ending, but it added to the narrative. 10/10. it being set in louisiana/new orleans definitely added to my enjoyment!
i gave this book 5 stars as a reflection of my enjoyment of and newfound love for the awakening. the short stories were good as well, but i didn’t enjoy them nearly as much as the novel. désirées baby will always be an iconic one. i loved a point at issue and also enjoyed wiser than a god, to get specific.
i gave this book 5 stars as a reflection of my enjoyment of and newfound love for the awakening. the short stories were good as well, but i didn’t enjoy them nearly as much as the novel. désirées baby will always be an iconic one. i loved a point at issue and also enjoyed wiser than a god, to get specific.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Racism
meixymei's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content
marageorge's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, and Misogyny
erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition
2.5
So I guess going to the seaside to recover from illness was not always successful... or maybe that was just in this case
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Infidelity
Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexism
arcadering's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
violetjean4's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
maggiegirouard's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Overall I liked the book, it was very interesting from a feminist literary perspective. I personally did not like the main character edna, at least after finishing the book and sitting on it for a day. I thought she was rash, oblivious, and ignorant. She thought she was freeing herself at the end, but her death was not freeing, she could have gone on living a life she wanted to and achieving things, she could have taught her children and other people what she learned, and most of all, she is perpetuating the cycle she grew up in, without a mother, by leaving her children motherless. I admire Adele and I think edna took much of her advice the wrong way. I think Adele was a feminist in her own way, and that Edna did not and could not see that. To me Edna is not this enlightened feminist who finds herself, she is a troubled woman who does not know where she is in her life and does not know where she would like to go. She seems to appreciate the things she has and the things she has learned about herself, but she lets it all go at the end very suddenly. I think I would need to read the novel again to understand Edna and her actions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexism and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
actuallythesun's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
THE ultimate middle finger to 1899 society. When she has her hands tied in the oppressive, misogynistic society; when she can't perform womanhood like everyone around her seems to; when the only option open to her other than what seems like utter servitude is the dumbest sh*t imaginable, Edna can do nothing but resist. In this way we are more alike than unalike.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Infidelity, and Sexism
finnft4's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I didn't exactly mind this book, though I didn't have a great time reading it. I think that the message is crucial, especially for its time period, but it suffers from being too dense and prolonging short scenes across multiple pages. I feel like there are a lot of unnecessary moments and events that happen - all of which never exactly serve Edna's character development. The prose is also incredibly bulky (again, this was written in 1899, so it's expected). It mostly lost me about halfway through.
I think that the ending moments of the novel sort of cemented it as more so a depressing tale of a woman living in the 19th century who is a victim of her time rather than hopeful. This is fine, as long as that sort of storyline is your thing. For me, it felt a bit odd and ill-fitting - leaving a pretty bad taste in my mouth.
I guess my biggest criticism is that I simply just found it boring, but maybe I'm being influenced by this being an assigned reading.
I think that the ending moments of the novel sort of cemented it as more so a depressing tale of a woman living in the 19th century who is a victim of her time rather than hopeful. This is fine, as long as that sort of storyline is your thing. For me, it felt a bit odd and ill-fitting - leaving a pretty bad taste in my mouth.
I guess my biggest criticism is that I simply just found it boring, but maybe I'm being influenced by this being an assigned reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Racism