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kadeycant's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Hated the ending but I understand why it had to be that way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion
radknuckles's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fantastic read with so many relevant themes and social politics that are very alive in today's world. As usual, Edith Wharton writes about class, gender, and society in a very impactful way. I couldn't put this down and will certainly think of it often.
jonfaith's review against another edition
4.0
She loved the roughness of the dry mountain grass under her palms, the smell of the thyme into which she crushed her face, the fingering of the wind in her hair and through her cotton blouse, and the creak of the larches as they swayed to it.
Summer is an atmospheric novel of autonomy and circumstance, one I feel which shares much with Tolstoy. The protagonist is remarkable, admirable at times and all-too-human. Boys lie.
Summer is an atmospheric novel of autonomy and circumstance, one I feel which shares much with Tolstoy. The protagonist is remarkable, admirable at times and all-too-human. Boys lie.
mdrose's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
cvickseamus3's review against another edition
4.0
I remember being intensely angry at the young man when I read this.
jay_the_hippie's review against another edition
4.0
A complex story, really, leaving me we complicated feelings about the ending. At first, I rather disliked Charity. She seemed too aloof for the small town, and rather proud. As the story continued, though, I started liking her a lot more. I felt for her upbringing and her circumstances. Seeing someone from the inside—their thoughts and feelings—really makes it easier to understand their choices and decisions. The time and area where she lived, though, left her with a really limited number of options. Definitely worth reading.
flowerinrot's review against another edition
4.0
SCANDALLLLLL okay. i think when i was in highschool my tiny pea brain was not ready for miss wharton so i'll have to reread ethan frome.
mimsen's review against another edition
I think I read somewhere, Edith Wharton considered 'Summer' as her best book or at least one of her best books.
Probably pretty controversial when it was published and I give Edith credits for tackling the themes. But I didn't enjoy much reading it. I found the description of the nature, summer and the developing feelings of Chastity very good. But overall the story just didn't grip me.
Probably pretty controversial when it was published and I give Edith credits for tackling the themes. But I didn't enjoy much reading it. I found the description of the nature, summer and the developing feelings of Chastity very good. But overall the story just didn't grip me.
thingtwo's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first Edith Wharton book I've read, and I found the plot pretty weak. It's about a young woman who falls in love with a man from a higher social class, and the struggles she finds. I gather Wharton's Ethan Frome is on a similar subject, and might be better written. Fine for a quick read, but nothing to get excited about.