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Ethan Frome
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Finally, I have the right word for this predicament: When a capable author uses her prowess to create a work whose sole purpose seems to be to depress the reader, it can be described as Frome. This word can also be used as a verb, noun, adjective (Frome-ish, Frome-ier, etc), adverb (Frome-ly), etc. to similarly describe the effect it has on the reader, (ie, "I was Fromed.")
An example used in a sentence may be: "John Steinbeck was clearly suffering from a touch of the Frome when he penned The Pearl"
Or, "Can we go see a rom-com? These foreign films are beautiful but leave me feeling Fromey."
An example used in a sentence may be: "John Steinbeck was clearly suffering from a touch of the Frome when he penned The Pearl"
Or, "Can we go see a rom-com? These foreign films are beautiful but leave me feeling Fromey."
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February 5, 2012
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February 5, 2012
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February 6, 2012
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February 6, 2012
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Oct 21, 2012 06:03AM
'Fromey.' If amazeballs can make it into the dictionary, surely there's a solid case for this!
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I agree. This story just gets sadder and sadder, and doesn't even pull you in. Its only okay, and a sad okay at that.
I was really Fromed by this book lol
I have had the trifecta of The Stanger, Ethan Frome, and The Pearl in the past week. I forget what happiness is!!
Elizabeth wrote: "I have had the trifecta of The Stanger, Ethan Frome, and The Pearl in the past week. I forget what happiness is!!"Definitely sounds like you're suffering from a touch of the Frome! Cleanse the palate, stat!
If you guys think this is depressing, don't ever read Schopenhauer, Ligotti, Rousseau, Pessoa, Leopardi, or the Bible, not to mention a host of others.
I was Fromed when I read The Red Pony, too. The first chapter fromed me, so I quit.
I have to say, though ... it was all worth it to get to that Psycho-like ending when you don't know which hag is the wife and which is the cousin!!!
