A review by shalenaimathews
The Awakening by Kate Chopin

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Read this originally as a teen for school and didn’t care for it much then. Upon a reread, I loved the writing and the depiction of Edna’s depression and self-discovery, but there was a lot of “of the time” vocabulary that I wish wasn’t used. 
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