A review by infinitezest
The Awakening by Kate Chopin

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book is an interesting historical artifact, but I can’t really believe high schools are still forcing kids to try to identify with a rich white lady who’s dying to cheat on her husband while in the same breath referring to a child as “the quadroon.” Gross. I don’t usually recommend men over women but I’ll take Anna Karenina literally any day over Edna Pontellier.
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