Madame de Treymes by Edith Wharton

3.46 AVERAGE

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bibliotequeish's review

4.0

John Durham wants to marry Fanny Frisbee, a woman separated from her husband.
With the help of Madam Treymes, John is given the opportunity to help Fanny finalize her divorce, but it will come at a price.

A short story about morals and how far one will go for what they want.
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jay_the_hippie's review

5.0
I really found the twists of logic and honor so interesting and appealing. The tale is short but told so well, with all the important conversations present. Hmmm, in some ways it reads a bit like a play, for most of the key scenes are dialogue. I just thought of that.

Quite honorable, Durham is. Heroically honorable.
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gingerterror's review

4.0
Bite sized Wharton that's not too insufferable. Americans try to escape the spectre of French family and church to find happiness. Chap tries to trust in his innocent forthrightness to navigate his happiness. And we are extremely shocked when he gets double triple crossed by a wily Frenchwoman and even more shocked when he is willing to nobly sacrifice his happiness.

saru147's review

3.0
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knitsybitsy's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious 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: Complicated
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daniy's review

5.0
Book 27/30 Days Challenge (2)

This did not go the way I thougth it would. Also the ending is dark, in a different way. Or maybe Im just too dumb to see it lol

booktwitcher23's review

2.75
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

erinalbion's review

5.0
Beautiful, infuriating and tragic this novella understands the devastating truth that sometimes there is not a way to make everything come out the way you want it to, especially if you are a person of integrity.
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ellaeunicem's review against another edition

3.5
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

krobart's review

4.0
See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/review-1364-madame-de-treymes/