A review by cabookwormjo
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

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

3.5

It’s well written and in keeping with the time it was set in.  However it can be seen as quite bleak and depressing. Yet I found it captivating especially the characters who are fully fleshed out by the author.