(B) Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton, 1911) Grade: AI recently bought an edition of this American novel for a friend. When he finished reading it, he told me he cried and was touched by the tragic ending. This reaction prompted me to reread Ethan Frome, a truly effective narrative about unfulfilled love and feeling trapped in life. I read the last 30 pages slowly, as though the ending might change and something different could happen. That’s the thing about rereading a novel—everything stays the same, which can be either comforting or disheartening.
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Looks like I have to check out a new novel to possibly read.
Warning: Don’t buy the Penguin edition pictured. I typically love Penguin as a publisher, but this edition doesn’t include Wharton’s introduction to the text. I had to read it online.
Thanks for the info. I will go to a bookstore and find the one with the intro.
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