tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post2375493905746016707..comments2024-01-03T09:11:01.150-05:00Comments on Coffee and a Book Chick: Ethan Frome, by Edith WhartonNatalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-23955228650972165692011-01-13T02:50:27.609-05:002011-01-13T02:50:27.609-05:00This is a good blog. Keep up all the work. I too l...This is a good blog. Keep up all the work. I too love blogging and expressing my opinionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-30977140119276721412010-12-13T04:42:22.856-05:002010-12-13T04:42:22.856-05:0085 a spiritless and unwilling to call a spade a s...85 a spiritless and unwilling to call a spade a spadeingless symain of portrayal paraphrases communicate him an considerationlier and bustyer rearoarg com- exhibitions accept the finest exploitative. 213 DLVII. 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I’m excited to read some of the biographies that are out there as well!<br /><br /><b><i>heather yalin</i></b> -- I agree -- revisiting a classic is always the way to go. I wasn’t in the right place to read some of the books thrust upon me in high school, and couldn’t really appreciate it at the time. Or maybe I just needed a more enthusiastic teacher?<br /><br /><b><i>samstillreading</i></b> -- Yes, absolutely -- I think because I am reading them for fun now, it’s a more relaxed enjoyment. Plus, I am more comfortable with the language of it as well -- it now makes sense!<br /><br /><b><i>Lisa</i></b> -- Yes, I felt the cold, too! Wharton did such a fantastic job making you feel the environment as well! Oh, a pillow to Zeena’s face -- YES! She drove me crazy -- poor Ethan!<br /><br /><b><i>Jessica</i></b> -- Oh, this is going to be a good one to read for your American project list! Her work is startlingly easy to read and so relevant even today. I hope you enjoy Ethan Frome!<br /><br /><b><i>Booksnyc</i></b> -- If you enjoyed Ethan Frome in high school, you will definitely love it today! I urge you to also read The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton -- it was incredible!<br /><br /><b><i>annieround</i></b> -- Ethan Frome is a good one to try, particularly as it is such a short read. The initial part is a bit annoying because of this random unnamed narrator, but once that guy shuts up and it moves to Ethan’s perspective -- much better!! I’ve yet to read The Age of Innocence, so I’ll need to do that soon, along with “The Buccaneers!”<br /><br /><b><i>Nymeth</i></b> -- You will *love* The House of Mirth! I’m looking forward to your insightful review!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-68573289408008966572010-11-23T18:22:45.531-05:002010-11-23T18:22:45.531-05:00I loved this too, and in the end I just felt SO ba...I loved this too, and in the end I just felt SO bad for all the characters :\ Also, I'm so looking forward to House of Mirth.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-85472302151696132622010-11-22T16:03:17.339-05:002010-11-22T16:03:17.339-05:00I have recently read my first Wharton, also 'T...I have recently read my first Wharton, also 'The House of Mirth' and can't imagine how I have managed to miss her up to this point. There was a serialisation in the UK of her final novel 'The Buccaneers' but as I now realise this was unfinished and so someone must have decided how it was going to end for television purposes. I feel rather cheated. "Ethan Frome' or 'The Age of Innocence is probably where I'm going next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-91113437344304840552010-11-21T13:44:03.440-05:002010-11-21T13:44:03.440-05:00Ethan Frome is one of the books I read in HS and l...Ethan Frome is one of the books I read in HS and loved! I keep meaning to read more Edith Wharton - I hope I enjoy it as much as I did in HS.Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-843473126292454112010-11-21T04:28:17.429-05:002010-11-21T04:28:17.429-05:00I read my first Whatdon a couple of months ago and...I read my first Whatdon a couple of months ago and I was surprised at how easy it was to read. I often think that classics are going to be torture to get though (as they sometimes are!)<br /><br />I have this on my American project list.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-68833267200712141142010-11-21T00:58:19.061-05:002010-11-21T00:58:19.061-05:00Oh how I wish Ethan would just have put a pillow o...Oh how I wish Ethan would just have put a pillow over Zeena's face! And can I just say that I was cold the entire time I was reading this one? Love Wharton!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-15787654112923297832010-11-20T23:33:21.065-05:002010-11-20T23:33:21.065-05:00I agree that classics seem so much easier to read ...I agree that classics seem so much easier to read with age- I've read more classics in the previous year than I have in all of high school...perhaps it's because we aren't forced to read them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-86367731912696947762010-11-20T20:37:48.087-05:002010-11-20T20:37:48.087-05:00Ooh, this is like going back in time for me! I rea...Ooh, this is like going back in time for me! I read a lot of Wharton in my college (or was it high school?) days. And I remember it being more tedious than fun (which is also why i think i was probably in high school...) OK, my memory really is always this frightening. <br /><br />Anyway, it's great to read this review, revisiting the classics is almost always a great idea!heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352538845216308169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-46651714003716481532010-11-20T11:03:58.683-05:002010-11-20T11:03:58.683-05:00Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors. I th...Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors. I think that Ethan Frome is very different from her other novels. I definitely enjoyed it though.Stephaniehttp://www.reviewsbylola.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-46752533588572093412010-11-19T14:53:43.088-05:002010-11-19T14:53:43.088-05:00Amateur Reader - Thank you so much for sending the...<b><i>Amateur Reader</i></b> - Thank you so much for sending the link! I'm so excited to know that I'm not alone -- the unnamed narrator drove me crazy!<br /><br /><b><i>Kathleen</i></b> -- Do read Wharton -- she will not disappoint!<br /><br /><b><i>BookQuoter</i></b> -- I think you will enjoy it -- not to mention there are some fabulous passages in it that are wonderfully quotable!<br /><br /><b><i>JoAnn</i></b> -- I haven’t read The Custom of the Country or Summer yet, but I also have it on my bookshelf, so it looks like I have some reading to do! “Hot Ethan!” :) I love it!<br /><br /><b><i>Trish</i></b> -- I’ve been meaning to pick up her short stories as well. I’ve found lately I’ve been getting into them much more than I thought I would -- currently I’m finishing up a collection of Daphne Du Maurier’s shorts, and it’s wonderful!<br /><br /><b><i>Marie</i></b> -- I absolutely will have to put that one on the list for 2011; I had a chance to flip through it recently, and it didn’t seem so daunting or boring!<br /><br /><b><i>Rachel</i></b> -- Yes, Ethan Frome is very good; let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it!<br /><br /><b><i>Staci</i></b> -- I feel I need one or two more of her works, and then I’ll be ready for a biography, perhaps the one that JoAnn mentioned!<br /><br /><b><i>Michelle</i></b> -- You are spot on, it is sad and beautiful! I didn’t realize how much I would like Wharton’s works, when they’re almost depressing!<br /><br /><b><i>bermudaonion</i></b> -- Yes, do try it! I promise it’s not that bad! :)<br /><br /><b><i>Ellen</i></b> -- :) Yes, it’s very quick and a good classic to pick up. I’d love to read The Age of Innocence, too!<br /><br /><b><i>Zibilee at Raging Bibliomania</i></b> -- So glad you loved it, too! The end -- oh my, wasn’t it terribly sad!<br /><br /><b><i>marthalama</i></b> -- I agree, sometimes we don’t have the ability to understand and appreciate what these classics truly offer, and how relevant they are even today!<br /><br /><b><i>(Diane) Bibliophile by the Sea</i></b> -- You will enjoy this one, you just have to get past the unnamed narrator! Yikes!<br /><br /><b><i>Elizabeth Bauman</i></b> -- Yes, do read this! Let me know your thoughts on The House of Mirth! I loved that one!<br /><br /><b><i>Cat</i></b> -- I find it so fun to read the classics now as an adult; definitely a different and better appreciation for it now!<br /><br /><b><i>Emily Jane</i></b> -- Yes, it is quite a tear-jerker! So far, I’m finding Wharton novels to be sooo sad!<br /><br /><b><i>Veens</i></b> -- Yes, The House of Mirth is my favorite between the two; let me know what you think! And yes, my last note -- :) they definitely would have made fabulous friends!<br /><br /><b><i>Annie @ Buttery Books</i></b> -- Oh, yes -- the last pages, I couldn’t believe it!! I felt sooo sad for them, and yet upset with them, too! Wharton does a fabulous job of really drawing you in. I’m looking forward to another one by her!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-14215368201698524682010-11-19T13:25:23.510-05:002010-11-19T13:25:23.510-05:00I got into Edith Wharton in college and count her ...I got into Edith Wharton in college and count her among my favorite authors. I love <i>The Age of Innocence</i> and <i>The House of Mirth</i>. I remember having the same reaction as you, Natalie, when I turned the final pages in <i>Ethan Fromme</i> ***shudder***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-87431647926989696892010-11-18T22:26:13.551-05:002010-11-18T22:26:13.551-05:00I think I should read House of Mirth first and kee...I think I should read House of Mirth first and keep thinking I should read more classics, you make them sound so easy to read :)<br /><br />I smiled at the last note though :) Good thought.Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-81491906288741053232010-11-18T18:13:59.032-05:002010-11-18T18:13:59.032-05:00I absolutely LOVE this book, and in fact liked it ...I absolutely LOVE this book, and in fact liked it more than House of Mirth. What a tear-jerker, though. Definitely the saddest to make it onto my favorites list.Emily Janehttp://www.bookedallweek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-11746016790220737472010-11-18T13:55:32.010-05:002010-11-18T13:55:32.010-05:00I hadn't read Edith Wharton until this year. I...I hadn't read Edith Wharton until this year. I loved Age of Innocence and have since picked up a secondhand House of Mirth which I'm looking forward to.<br />Definitely finding that rereading the classics I read many years ago I'm appreciating them more.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-1618471610368968612010-11-18T12:34:25.954-05:002010-11-18T12:34:25.954-05:00This sounds wonderful. Definitely will have to rea...This sounds wonderful. Definitely will have to read this after I read House of Mirth.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875305968239664790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-55059685079151027302010-11-18T11:39:58.083-05:002010-11-18T11:39:58.083-05:00This is part of my 2011 goals to get back to some ...This is part of my 2011 goals to get back to some classics. This one is on the list. Glad u loved it!(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-44115467573409911302010-11-18T10:32:44.196-05:002010-11-18T10:32:44.196-05:00I haven't read Edith Wharton in decades.(Yikes...I haven't read Edith Wharton in decades.(Yikes) I really do have to revisit them. Sometimes I wonder if it's a good idea to make kids read some of these books before they're ready to appreciate them. I looking forward to going back to Wharton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-15274050573324135782010-11-18T09:10:49.552-05:002010-11-18T09:10:49.552-05:00I read this book a few years ago, and loved it! I ...I read this book a few years ago, and loved it! I was also really taken aback by the ending and thought that it was just such a great read. It was very bleak and sad, and when I first finished it, I wasn't sure what my feelings on it were, but after a little while of thinking about it, I grew to love it and marveled at what Wharton had done. Fabulous review! I am so glad that you liked it!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-78136159617812165842010-11-18T01:20:37.146-05:002010-11-18T01:20:37.146-05:00great review. i have kind of been looking for a sh...great review. i have kind of been looking for a short classic to read in the next few days, and i'm glad you reminded me this one exists. (well, and also for telling me it's short.) i read "age of innocence" a few months ago and loved it - much more than i did when i had to read it for school - so i'm especially excited to read something by wharton again.<br /><br />this book is one i can only think of as "the one where they sled into a tree." it'll be nice to come up with a better picture of the story than that!Ellenhttp://fatbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-2604173901473291672010-11-17T21:08:31.386-05:002010-11-17T21:08:31.386-05:00I've been intimidated by this book because I r...I've been intimidated by this book because I remember when my sister read it in high school and moaned and groaned about it on a daily basis. I guess I need to consider her age at the time and bite the bullet and try it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-87505903718216995942010-11-17T20:47:55.307-05:002010-11-17T20:47:55.307-05:00I loved this novel. It is so sad and yet beautiful...I loved this novel. It is so sad and yet beautiful in its own way. I'm glad you liked it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-39082166530123336702010-11-17T20:47:15.357-05:002010-11-17T20:47:15.357-05:00I've read both of these and enjoyed each in a ...I've read both of these and enjoyed each in a different way. She's an excellent writer. I really enjoyed your post!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324469465904961710.post-42047026126447436192010-11-17T20:41:50.540-05:002010-11-17T20:41:50.540-05:00I read 'House of Mirth' years ago, and I l...I read 'House of Mirth' years ago, and I liked it, but I haven't picked up anything by Wharton since. This sounds really really good.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019246507725693841noreply@blogger.com