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Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
I love tragedy and misery, and this book gives it to you in a bite-sized chunk!
I was inspired to read this book after seeing the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition cover art. It really caught my eye. It looks like this:
Looks like something spoiler-ish is going on, but I wasn't sure what. I had some ideas. But I never would have guessed what was actually happening.
Anyway, long story short, an engineer visiting a small New England town noticed a man with an obvious foot handicap. Unusually, none of the townspeople are forthcoming with gossip about this man. When the engineer starts hiring him for carriage rides to his worksite, he begins to learn the details of his tragic tale.
It was a sad end, but actually less sad than it could of been. I thought it was kind of sweet that Ethan and Mattie got to keep seeing each other after all, and that Zeena was able to get over some of her hypochondria because she had to take care of them. Yes, they were horribly injured, but at least they didn't lose each other.
I was inspired to read this book after seeing the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition cover art. It really caught my eye. It looks like this:
Looks like something spoiler-ish is going on, but I wasn't sure what. I had some ideas. But I never would have guessed what was actually happening.
Anyway, long story short, an engineer visiting a small New England town noticed a man with an obvious foot handicap. Unusually, none of the townspeople are forthcoming with gossip about this man. When the engineer starts hiring him for carriage rides to his worksite, he begins to learn the details of his tragic tale.
Spoiler
Ethan Frome's wife, Zeena, is a hypochondriac and basically an invalid that likes to make his life miserable and waste his money on snake oil. Ethan starts to fall for his wife's beautiful cousin, Mattie, who is staying with them, and it's mutual. When Zeena tries to send Mattie away, both because she wants to hire a maid and because she suspects Ethan and Mattie are up to something, this tragic pair decide to attempt suicide by sledding into a large tree. The both survive but are horribly crippled.It was a sad end, but actually less sad than it could of been. I thought it was kind of sweet that Ethan and Mattie got to keep seeing each other after all, and that Zeena was able to get over some of her hypochondria because she had to take care of them. Yes, they were horribly injured, but at least they didn't lose each other.