A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton

A Son at the Front

Edith Wharton

262 pages • first pub 1923 (view editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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A Son at the Front (1923), Edith Wharton's eleventh novel, is set during the FirstWorld War. When George Campton, an American painter, is sent to combat as aFrench soldier, the jumbled liaisons of his familial bonds are torn apart. A feverish and ...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 69 reviews

Moods

emotional: 81%

sad: 63%

reflective: 54%

challenging: 27%

informative: 27%

dark: 18%

hopeful: 9%

tense: 9%

Pace

54% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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