Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction by Mary Gordon, Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction

Mary Gordon, Edith Wharton

336 pages first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective sad slow-paced
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On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to a woman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wife's orphaned cousin, Mattie Si...

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Community Reviews Summary of 412 reviews

Moods

emotional 66%
sad 66%
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.36

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