Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction by Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction

Edith Wharton

336 pages first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective sad slow-paced
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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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Community Reviews Summary of 418 reviews

Moods

emotional 66%
sad 66%
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 25%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.35

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