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The Awakening
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Author: Kate Chopin
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The Awakening Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN: 9780380002450
ISBN: 0380002450
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1982-02-10
Publisher: Avon
Product Release Date: 1982-02-10
Studio: Avon
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN: 9780380002450
ISBN: 0380002450
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1982-02-10
Publisher: Avon
Product Release Date: 1982-02-10
Studio: Avon
Editorial Review of The Awakening
"She grew daring and reckless. Overestimating her strength. She wanted to swim far out. Where no woman had swum before."
Customer Reviews of The Awakening
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Review Summary: Better as an example of feminist lit than as a story
Review: This book has become a feminist lit classic for a reason. It follows the story of Edna, a woman living in Louisiana and married to a Creole, through the span of a little less than a year. In that time, she experiences the "awakening" the title tells about--falls in love (not with her husband), leaves her home and family, and discovers her calling as an artist. On that level, the book works.
But as an actual *story*, well, not so much. Frankly, I found Edna less than sympathetic, especially in her actions towards her children. The ending is abrupt--I won't give it away--and a huge let down after the rest of the book. In essence, the book is building up to...nothing.
All in all, worth reading--but mainly so you can say you've read it. It's good, but nothing special. I read My Antonia around the same time as this, and I much prefered My Antonia. They are sort of similar, so if The Awakening sounds like something you might like but you aren't sure, try My Antonia instead.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great book
Review: This is a great book written by a great author. Sad at times but extremely good writing. I also recommend Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Review Summary: Where Have You Been All My Life?
Review: I picked this book up on a whim, it was inexpensive, short and from the first couple of paragraphs looked interesting. I wondered why I hadn't read it before. I had heard the author's name, probably from my constant searching for great quotes and such.
I started reading and as I continued, I felt waves of familiarity rise up within me.
Yes, this is a "classic" yet the story could be my own.
I remembered when I saw the movie "Pleasantville" for the first time and how disturbed I was by it... so disturbed that I had to pace outside the theatre to catch my breath before I could return.
My life has changed greatly since then, but books like the Awakening serve to remind me how far we have come as a society (in some ways, I am grateful) as well as the sadness for women over time... as we learn the outcome for our heroine.
The writing is beautiful yet sparse enough to move along at a surprisingly fast pace.
I will begin recommending this title to every woman I know, especially the young women. I wish someone had shared it with me before I made some of the choices I made.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautifully written.
Review: This is one of those books that remind you what literature is about and how powerful it is. It is a terrible injustice to limit literature, such as this book, by catagorizing it into a certain type of ideology, or to attach moral judgement. If so, there wouldn't be any good literature left.(defenitely no Lolita) The awakening of one's soul and desire inspite of the external restraints, and the determination to bring changes in life, however tragic it may be, should speak to every human being. A Lovely book in all senses.
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Review Summary: The Awakening
Review: This is a book for those who are clueless of their own identity. I really did not find this book illuminating because even though I see the value in Edna's journey, it holds no relevance, aside from a historical one, in my life. Chopin may have been ahead of her time, but she is a mere banality in ours.
Review Summary: Better as an example of feminist lit than as a story
Review: This book has become a feminist lit classic for a reason. It follows the story of Edna, a woman living in Louisiana and married to a Creole, through the span of a little less than a year. In that time, she experiences the "awakening" the title tells about--falls in love (not with her husband), leaves her home and family, and discovers her calling as an artist. On that level, the book works.
But as an actual *story*, well, not so much. Frankly, I found Edna less than sympathetic, especially in her actions towards her children. The ending is abrupt--I won't give it away--and a huge let down after the rest of the book. In essence, the book is building up to...nothing.
All in all, worth reading--but mainly so you can say you've read it. It's good, but nothing special. I read My Antonia around the same time as this, and I much prefered My Antonia. They are sort of similar, so if The Awakening sounds like something you might like but you aren't sure, try My Antonia instead.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great book
Review: This is a great book written by a great author. Sad at times but extremely good writing. I also recommend Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Where Have You Been All My Life?
Review: I picked this book up on a whim, it was inexpensive, short and from the first couple of paragraphs looked interesting. I wondered why I hadn't read it before. I had heard the author's name, probably from my constant searching for great quotes and such.
I started reading and as I continued, I felt waves of familiarity rise up within me.
Yes, this is a "classic" yet the story could be my own.
I remembered when I saw the movie "Pleasantville" for the first time and how disturbed I was by it... so disturbed that I had to pace outside the theatre to catch my breath before I could return.
My life has changed greatly since then, but books like the Awakening serve to remind me how far we have come as a society (in some ways, I am grateful) as well as the sadness for women over time... as we learn the outcome for our heroine.
The writing is beautiful yet sparse enough to move along at a surprisingly fast pace.
I will begin recommending this title to every woman I know, especially the young women. I wish someone had shared it with me before I made some of the choices I made.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautifully written.
Review: This is one of those books that remind you what literature is about and how powerful it is. It is a terrible injustice to limit literature, such as this book, by catagorizing it into a certain type of ideology, or to attach moral judgement. If so, there wouldn't be any good literature left.(defenitely no Lolita) The awakening of one's soul and desire inspite of the external restraints, and the determination to bring changes in life, however tragic it may be, should speak to every human being. A Lovely book in all senses.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Awakening
Review: This is a book for those who are clueless of their own identity. I really did not find this book illuminating because even though I see the value in Edna's journey, it holds no relevance, aside from a historical one, in my life. Chopin may have been ahead of her time, but she is a mere banality in ours.