tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027982062971332677.post6513934389491230277..comments2024-03-11T18:29:33.077-07:00Comments on ReadingWorld: BOOK REVIEW: Ethan Frome by Edith WhartonSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567954521782974033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027982062971332677.post-8836240642448796522012-11-15T04:47:50.396-08:002012-11-15T04:47:50.396-08:00I had to read this one for school as well! It'...I had to read this one for school as well! It's been ages!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027982062971332677.post-25336619467636798802012-11-13T17:14:37.266-08:002012-11-13T17:14:37.266-08:00I had to read this for school as well (with a teac...I had to read this for school as well (with a teacher I hated) and lately I've been thinking I might need to reread this after having been exposed to more Wharton works, more sad writing, and more literature in general.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027982062971332677.post-49902440538612706662012-11-13T11:47:43.563-08:002012-11-13T11:47:43.563-08:00I've always wondered why they so often assign ...I've always wondered why they so often assign Ethan Frome to teenagers when it's so depressing. It's beautiful and painful and compact but doesn't speak to restless young adults at all. Recently teachers seem to be teaching "Summer" instead, another novella by Wharton that was written after Edith's affair with Fullerton. Sometimes called "The Hot Ethan," it's sexier and far more compelling to high schoolers. A definite must-read. I'm so glad my novel made you want to reread Edith. - Jennie FieldsJenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389003677993934536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027982062971332677.post-48526049817037082622012-11-13T09:56:44.381-08:002012-11-13T09:56:44.381-08:00All of the Edith Wharton that I've read for t...All of the Edith Wharton that I've read for the first time, or revisited, as an adult I've really, really liked. But I've not read this one since junior high, when it was torturously dull. I imagine that revisiting this one might improve my acquaintance with itAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com