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Mar 05, 2007
Heather
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it was amazing
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A few of my all time favorite excerpts are from this book ...
When Mlle Reisz asks Edna why she loves him, when she shouldn't and she says:
"...Because his hair is brown and grows away from his temples; because he opens and shuts his eyes, and his nose is a little out of drawing; because he has two lips and a square chin, and a little finger which he can't straighten from having played baseball too energetically in his youth. Because '"
"Because you do, in short."
And ... "...when I left her today, ...more
When Mlle Reisz asks Edna why she loves him, when she shouldn't and she says:
"...Because his hair is brown and grows away from his temples; because he opens and shuts his eyes, and his nose is a little out of drawing; because he has two lips and a square chin, and a little finger which he can't straighten from having played baseball too energetically in his youth. Because '"
"Because you do, in short."
And ... "...when I left her today, ...more
The Awakening is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever read. It is now among my all time favorites. The story would have been different if set in 2011, but it's not. Edna is a woman of 1899. This is one that I will read again and again. It's lovely.
And now with tongue planted firmly in cheek...the story is wholly unbelieveable! Boy and girl meet on vacation. He's a flirt. She learns to "swim." He moves away to Mexico City. She moves away from her family. She only hears of what he's doing in ...more
And now with tongue planted firmly in cheek...the story is wholly unbelieveable! Boy and girl meet on vacation. He's a flirt. She learns to "swim." He moves away to Mexico City. She moves away from her family. She only hears of what he's doing in ...more
This is more a 3 ½ star book for me than a 3 star book, in the sense that I think it is a novel that should be read by people. You can certainly see why the book caused a scandal when it was published – it definitely was ahead of its time. Edna is a heroine/anti-heroine in the vein of Anna Karenina, someone you feel sympathy for at times and at other times you dislike immensely. She can be selfish and malicious and self-centered but can still evoke sympathy. But I guess it just felt like it borr
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This book is one of my all-time favorites. Something about the main characters struggle is timeless and the ocean plays a big role in her story.
Jan 21, 2007
Kaitlin
rated it
really liked it
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Mar 12, 2007
superawesomekt
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liked it
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Apr 28, 2007
Christie
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Nov 02, 2007
Kate
marked it as to-read
