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Ethan Frome
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They stood together in the gloom of the spruces, an empty world glimmering about them wide and gray under the stars.
The perfect soundtrack for this novel: "I Need My Girl" by The National.
Wow, I'm speechless. It's ten past midnight and I just couldn't go to sleep without finishing this story. Don't let its size fool you, every page of this book is full of raw emotion that will leave you feeling heavy and achy all over. The writing is so elegant and the prose, every word, every phrase was thoughtfully placed and had significance. Oh I just can't praise Edith Wharton enough. This is arguably the best book I've read so far in 2016.
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The perfect soundtrack for this novel: "I Need My Girl" by The National.
Wow, I'm speechless. It's ten past midnight and I just couldn't go to sleep without finishing this story. Don't let its size fool you, every page of this book is full of raw emotion that will leave you feeling heavy and achy all over. The writing is so elegant and the prose, every word, every phrase was thoughtfully placed and had significance. Oh I just can't praise Edith Wharton enough. This is arguably the best book I've read so far in 2016.
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Quotes Trish Liked
“I want to put my hand out and touch you. I want to do for you and care for you. I want to be there when you're sick and when you're lonesome.”
― Ethan Frome
― Ethan Frome
“They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.”
― Ethan Frome
― Ethan Frome
“She had taken everything else from him, and now she meant to take the one thing that made up for it all.”
― Ethan Frome
― Ethan Frome
“They stood together in the gloom of the spruces, an empty world glimmering about them wide and gray under the stars”
― Ethan Frome
― Ethan Frome
Reading Progress
August 22, 2015
– Shelved
August 22, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
July 6, 2016
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Started Reading
July 6, 2016
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3.75%
"I figured I'd read this pretty little thing before my new Forster books arrive this weekend (Howard's End and Where Angels Fear to Tread) since I know I'll want to read one of those right away.
I see mixed reviews for Ethan Frome but it's my first Edith Wharton novel, so I hope I like it."
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I see mixed reviews for Ethan Frome but it's my first Edith Wharton novel, so I hope I like it."
July 6, 2016
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3.75%
"I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story."
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July 7, 2016
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14.37%
"edith wharton's writing is beyond beautiful, it's expressive and exquisite. on a hot summer day in texas, i can almost feel the dreary coldness of starkfield."
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July 7, 2016
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38.13%
"the way people go on about how dark, dreary and depressing this book is, i was expecting something awful... call me crazy but i actually really like this so far! the writing is beautiful and i think the characters and storyline are pretty interesting."
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July 8, 2016
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44.38%
"He wanted to say: "We shall never be alone again like this." Instead, he reached down his tobacco-pouch from a shelf of the dresser, put it into his pocket and said: "I guess I can make out to be home for dinner.""
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July 8, 2016
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57.5%
"the most heartbreaking thing about this book is that ethan is only 28 years old... 28! !!!"
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July 8, 2016
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59.38%
"oh my god, i think i understand the "depressing" reviews now.
ugh, this book! i feel so helpless and awful for ethan. my chest hurts, i think i'm going to cry."
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ugh, this book! i feel so helpless and awful for ethan. my chest hurts, i think i'm going to cry."
July 8, 2016
– Shelved as:
classics
July 8, 2016
– Shelved as:
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July 8, 2016
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Finished Reading
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Jul 09, 2016 03:28AM
Wharton packs a lot into this relatively short work. I loved it too!
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Loved it! Great review!
Great review Trish!I Need My Girl by Blake Shelton? Gettouttahere! Well, I never know anymore. Me, I never would have put Gwen Stefani with Blake Shelton.
Here's a stanza: "I don't need those buddies of mine taking me on the town / Or a TV preacher warning me bout the road I'm going down / I don't need to let 'I'm sorry' not roll off my lips / And I don't need to let my pride talk me out of this / I need my girl, I need my baby"
Perry wrote: "Great review Trish!I Need My Girl by Blake Shelton? Gettouttahere! Well, I never know anymore. Me, I never would have put Gwen Stefani with Blake Shelton.
Here's a stanza: "I don't need those b..."
Oh no, I meant "I Need My Girl" from the album I mentioned above: Trouble Will Find Me, by the band The National. The vibe of their album is just very chill and melancholy. I don't even know what the song you mentioned is, sorry! haha
here's a link to the song i'm talking about:
I felt the same when I read it
