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HoardingBooks
Jul 22, 2017 rated it really liked it
loved the slow build up of emotions that this book creates. I didn't know who to feel more sorry for. The ending was surprising and tragic. ...more
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Jan 07, 2021 rated it really liked it
This is a novella, but filled with raw emotion on many levels, perfectly depicting the feelings of being hopelessly trapped with no alternative possible. It was hard to put this one down.
Ashley Husemoller
This book is as bleak as the landscape it's set in...It was a good book and a quick read, don't get me wrong. But this is Wharton. Don't expect any warm fuzzies. 17/1,001 ...more
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