Awakening

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Summary: Difficult but worth it
Review: The shortness of THE AWAKENING on enlightens the reader, how could such a life take place in such a short little tale? Just like BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY's and THE LOTTERY, THE AWAKENING is a great fiction in which length makes no difference.

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Summary: Exhilarating...
Review: oh, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...a book that sweeps the reader away...kate chopin is a true artist, it is a pity she was not appreciated during her life..

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Summary: Aren't We All Mother-Women?
Review: The Awakening made me realize so much about my own life and my eventual role as a woman in today's society. Experiencing an overwhelming sense of "ennui" with her life as a "mother-woman", Edna strives to break free from the oppressive role that she has accidentally gotten herself into. Not finding happiness in living through her children or even her husband, Edna searches for meaning in life, attempting to possess the soul that "dares and defies." This book must be read by all women. It is a remarkable cry that is voiced from a female who we can all relate to.

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Summary: boring and meaningless.
Review: This is undoubtedly the worst book I've ever read. Though it is, in fact, a short book, it seems to take forever for the plot to pan out, and even when it supposedly does, its very slow and boring. Alcee and Edna commit adultery? When?! Go pick up some Kafka.

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Summary: The Worst Book I've Ever Read
Review: There is not one redeeming quality about this book, except perhaps the end, which I won't spoil. It drags on and on with little or nothing happening. I know many females who loved it, so maybe the women out there might think differently about this book. I however hardly made it through it, and it is much shorter than what I typically read.

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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: I really don't have too much to say. I am only 17 years old, but my English teacher recommended it... It is fabulous! There's so much symbolism, especially with birds and bodies of water. It also is written so simplistically, that it's not hard to understand. Definitely recommended!

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Summary: The Best!
Review: Early 20th century English literature can't get better than this! The role of a woman in this woman's society was to marry and have kids or rebel and hope for the best, Edna does both.

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Summary: read it!
Review: A moving novel, beautifully written - I just loved it

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Summary: Difficult read, but worth the price
Review: Quite hard to read and understand the meaning of this book. ANNA KARENINA is a tame tale when compared to this one, wow...this was just...amazing to read. You have to read this book, it's in the media and everything. And it doesn't hurt to beable to truthfully admit you read this book.

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Summary: THIS book was scandalous?!?
Review: Pretty tame to read in this day and age. Though I had great difficulty understanding what was going on. Short on length, but strong on brain power. People who aren't advanced readers won't be able to grasp the meaning, and will find this book a bore. For those high powered readers out there, this is the most challenging novel you will ever come across.