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Beverly
Jan 17, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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A very quick read. I loved this book even though it was certainly a very tragic story. The majority of the book is a flashback as told by an unnamed visitor to the area. The narrator sees Ethan Frome for the first time and is taken by his gaunt, quiet character. Eventually he employs Ethan to drive him back and forth to his job. The story of Mr. Frome, his wife and his wife's cousin is discovered small bits at a time from different folks around town. A very sad story--bleak in setting and despar ...more
John of Canada
Feb 17, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Wonderful writing. Not a happy book.
Amanda Carter
Apr 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Tim Hickman
Jun 07, 2013 rated it it was ok
Marnie
Nov 07, 2013 marked it as to-read
Hannah
Dec 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
Maria Eyre
Aug 24, 2014 marked it as to-read
Cecilia
Sep 03, 2014 rated it it was ok
Shelves: 1001, 2015
Jen
Oct 24, 2014 marked it as to-read
Amie
Oct 28, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Kaycie
Nov 18, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Valerie Brown
Dec 23, 2014 rated it really liked it
Amanda Dawn
Jan 30, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Kate
Jan 07, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Elena
Mar 22, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Bryan--The Bee’s Knees
Apr 21, 2017 marked it as boxall-list-only
Carol
Jun 21, 2017 marked it as to-read
Ole
Jan 04, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Bill
Jan 26, 2018 added it
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Claire
Jun 15, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: precinct-81
Robin
Jun 22, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, classics