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turningpaigez's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
I can’t stop thinking about this book, it’s lives with me forever! I love the birds and the sea. It’s just SO rich and every word serves a purpose.
Content Warnings
Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
lementical's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Beautiful and heartbreaking. The romance was thrilling. There is a deep sense of melancholy throughout this book that can only be truly understood by women who exist outside of societal conventions. This being so, I saw the worst parts of myself in Edna. This is a product of its time, however; this would be a perfect book to me if the descriptions of people of color weren’t so brash and rooted in southern racism.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Racism
pencilspeaker's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
liked how Chopin depicted Edna in a multifaceted way, the prose was quite beautiful. Hated the ending though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
queenkath32's review against another edition
reflective
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Racism
kenzie_s04's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexism
alexandrabelze's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the awakening is now one of my favorite novels. i enjoyed every second of it. the sense of longing that edna has for her own freedom and the realization that she is unable to attain true freedom is so heart wrenching. she has such big dreams but she realized them too late and that broke my heart. i wanted nothing but happiness for her. i was not expecting that ending, but it added to the narrative. 10/10. it being set in louisiana/new orleans definitely added to my enjoyment!
i gave this book 5 stars as a reflection of my enjoyment of and newfound love for the awakening. the short stories were good as well, but i didn’t enjoy them nearly as much as the novel. désirées baby will always be an iconic one. i loved a point at issue and also enjoyed wiser than a god, to get specific.
i gave this book 5 stars as a reflection of my enjoyment of and newfound love for the awakening. the short stories were good as well, but i didn’t enjoy them nearly as much as the novel. désirées baby will always be an iconic one. i loved a point at issue and also enjoyed wiser than a god, to get specific.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Suicide
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Racism
kredeprnz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Racism
murdrmagpie's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs and Classism
luwa963's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Interesting story of a woman finally waking up to the limitations of (her) womanhood, and trying, clumsily, to push against them. Whether or not she succeeds is up to the individual reader I think.
The book is FULL of racist anti-Black slurs which kept jarring me out of the narrative.
Also I don't know if it's the story or the edition I read, but there seemed to be weird jumps in the narrative and things that weren't explained at all.
The book is FULL of racist anti-Black slurs which kept jarring me out of the narrative.
Also I don't know if it's the story or the edition I read, but there seemed to be weird jumps in the narrative and things that weren't explained at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity
julianh's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism