The Children by Edith Wharton

The Children

Edith Wharton with Marilyn French (Contributor)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

368 pages | first published 1928

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A bestseller when it was first published, The Children is a comic, bittersweet novel about the misadventures of a bachelor and a band of precocious children. The seven Wheater children, stepbrothers and stepsisters grown weary of being shuttled fr...
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Summary of 45 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 33%
medium 33%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.83

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