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Title: Not my favorite
Review: Ethan Frome is readable today, unlike something like The Scarlet Letter, which I barely suffered through, and it may have even been half-way decent at one time, but it hasn't aged well. It's pretty much just a slow-paced, depressing romance novel that shouldn't have ever been considered as required reading, let alone chosen. You really don't have to look far to find a better choice. I will admit that the story isn't terrible, it's just not very original or intriguing to me..just kind of dull, and more than a little dated. The ending fits with the rest of the book and although it doesn't really surprise you, it doesn't make you feel cheated either. So, the book is consistent, but it's consistently underwhelming.
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