Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction by Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction

Edith Wharton

237 pages first pub 1911 (editions) user-added

fiction classics short stories reflective sad slow-paced

Description

On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to a woman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wife's orphaned cousin, Mattie Si...

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Moods

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emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

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fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

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