False Dawn by Edith Wharton

42 pages first pub 1924 (view editions)

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Measured, quietly heartbreaking classic for readers who savor the ache of visionary taste arriving too soon and enduring in solitude.

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HAY, verbena and mignonette scented the languid July day. Large strawberries, crimsoningthrough sprigs of mint, floated in a bowl of pale yellow cup on the verandah table: an oldGeorgian bowl, with complex reflections on polygonal flanks, engraved...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 60 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

funny: 33%

relaxing: 33%

dark: 16%

emotional: 16%

informative: 16%

inspiring: 16%

lighthearted: 16%

mysterious: 16%

sad: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

28% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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