Ethan Frome (Abridged) Audiobook

" high school sophomore English.... what were they thinking with tormenting us with endless New England Winters??? "

" I could connect to none of the main characters of this book, and was truly disappointed with the whole storyline. While I know that my imagination is limited, I could not see the point of the novel... "

" Sometimes sparklingly longing but most often bitterly gray. "

" The subtleties of this short novel are lost on the current 'guess what's going on now' generation. I could envision the crampedness of the Frome estate, having actually, visited, albeit a tourist, to some of those New England homesteads with short staircases, low ceilings. It's believed that people were smaller, therefore less need for the McMansion. Perhaps in a similar vein, actions were smaller,less pronounced, so in fact when a distant relative joins the household of her cousin and farmer husband, a barely perceptible romance buds between that farmer, disenfranchised by the stirrings of a hypochondric wife, revealing itself in a downhill demise of catastrophic proportions. "

" Short, but impressive, Ethan Frome is the story of a wasted life, filled with unhappiness and sorrow. "

" Depressing and storyline hard to follow... Realistic how our choices effect our lives. So if you're into that... "

" Not much - not sure where the acclaim comes from. It was an almost demented story of Ethan Frome who is in love with his wife's cousin. It ends with the sledding accident that began the story. "

" Hard to get into at first- lots of pastoral description. Wistful, expectant, sad but touching in a very melancholy way. I appreciate my own happiness after reading this novel. "

" Good writing but depressing story, if I remember correctly. "

" Very good, short read. Knew the story before I read it, but thought that it was an incredibly well written story about a love that could never be. "

" Beautifully written Victorian tragedy. Only 157 pages and can be read in one sitting. You think the tragedy is the accident but it's much worse in the end. Very much unlike her other books and has said to be written about her own marriage. Quite a classic. Great book to discuss. "

" Not nearly as dark as people think. I listened to the audio book read by Scott Brick, I would highly recommend it. "

" Another book I had to read for English ... at least I understood what was happening most the time "

" American Gothic - tragic and sad. Wonderful investigation of commitment, love, amd marriage. "

" Short but beautifully-written: a perfect miniature portrait of the claustrophobic natures of the harsh winters of small communities in North America in the mid-nineteenth century, of poverty and of a loveless relationship. "

" Quite possibly the most depressing book I've ever read. "

" I didn't enjoy this as much as The Age of Innocence. I think I prefer her strong female characters. "

" Curious, disturbing book. Subtle love story turned tragic. Maybe subtle is an understatement. "

" My favorite authors, favorite book, Anita Shreve. "

" A very sad, rather depressing novel about a doomed love affair - this is my second Wharton (the first being The Age of Innocence). I like her writing - but this story is very painful to read. I don't think I was in the mood for it. "

" A classic. Hard to get through the first 50 pages, kind of a slow start. Ending was good. "

" Well, that was uplifting. Not. Really good writing, though. "

" Although released in 1911, this story is timeless. A quick read but engrossing from the first page to the last. "

" I found it very depressing. "

" The character Ethan Frome will break your heart "

" Good writing but depressing story, if I remember correctly. "

" This tale of the mundane, yet profound, tragedy of EDL is even better the second time around. Powerful stuff. "

" This book made me hate literary analysis, or at least the way it was taught in high school. "

" I did not care much for her writing, it was hard for me to really get into this story. It's only saving grace was my sympathy for Ethan although I am not sure he deserves it. "