have to read this for school, but my brain is being bad at comprehending things right now, so i'm reading along with this instead... thank GOD for 2x speed lmao
19th century English novels were the entertainment of the time. People read more, language and literature were to them what computer skills are to you. At the rate language, written and spoken are deteriorating if the world still exists by the next millenia the banal speech of 2020 will seem equally foggy.
The tsunami of adjectives are so unnecessary. It kinda makes it hard to tell WTH is going on. If you are reading this you can listen to all 3 hours! I believe in you
Moral of the story; Learn to let go, I guess? Honestly, I thought I was kinda getting a grasp on what the author was trying to tell us, especially toward the end, but that final chapter's plot twist completely turned that upside down. For the entire story they make Zeena out as the antagonist, but then Ethan and Mattie get absolutely ruined by their selfishness, so that makes them seem in the wrong. Chapters 2-8 build them up as the ones you are rooting for, and by the end you almost look down on them for what their foolish and self-centered decision gets them. I mean, Zeena seems manipulative and is probably reveling in their misery, but I guess she won in the end. None of the characters are particularly good role-models. Ethan is at moments like when he realizes he is trying to manipulate the Hales out of money and backs off, only to offset his noble deeds with something stupid like literally trying to commit suicide. But I guess that entire era of writing was centered around breaking romantic illusions, so it makes sense. The book seems like a romance novel all the way through until that last chapter. As .38 Special sang, "Hold on loosely, but don't let go. If you cling too tightly to her, you're gonna lose control." And they lost control, quite literally. All's I can say is... the people who write these kinds of stories must have SERIOUSLY been hurt by somebody... wowza.
Yeah. The author wrote Ethan Frome and another one of her books called The Age Of Innocence completely based off her life at the time. She was in a loveless marriage w this guy named Teddy and then had an affair w another dude that made her suuuper happy + the affair gave her more motivation to write so she wrote a bunch of love letters n stuff
Honestly I know ethan had a hard time with his mother and wife being sick and all but damn, I really do blame it all on Ethan. Zeena was actually pretty levelheaded and agreeable, I felt so bad for her when she was crying over the broken jar. Even though Matti had her flaws I still liked her, it wasn’t really her fault Ethan fell in love with her and she fell in love with him. I feel like Ethan could have dealt with all of it so so much better if he were more logical and not as impulsive. Matti definitely got the worst in the end. I have an outrageously small amount of pity for Ethan but that might just be me. Also the imagery is beautiful, some may find it difficult to follow because of how descriptive it is but I think it adds a lot to the story. The plot isn’t all thst complicated or interesting but I think the way everything is worded is what makes the book impactful.
Zeena was a hypochondriac and used all her made up illnesses to manipulate everyone. She tortured Ethan and Mattie. Ethan only married Zeena because he didn’t want to be alone. He never loved her though. When he met Mattie, they fell in love, but they were stuck. They wanted to run away, but they had no money, and nowhere to go. So they decide to just kill themselves, but at the last minute he couldn’t go through with it. The irony of this story is at the end, Zeena (the “sickly” one) spent the last 20 years taking care of Ethan and Mattie. They’re all miserable.
This book is pure chaos in some ways I’ll be honest. I lowkey felt like it was rather hard to keep on as it all just description and hard to separate the key info.
@@ZombiekittyslayerEnglish major does not necessarily mean English expert. There are non-native speakers that study English as a foreign language. Shocking, I know.
@@noura.182Exactly. Also, many English majors specialize in the area of rhetoric, as opposed to advanced grammar. Oftentimes, the best papers have a great thesis, rather than great punctuation.
have to read this for school, but my brain is being bad at comprehending things right now, so i'm reading along with this instead... thank GOD for 2x speed lmao
real
If you are listening to this for school put the speed on 1.5, you can still understand it and it’s only 2 hours long
You can also get used to 2x speed. That's what I use for most of my audiobooks.
Thanks for the tip
you're a legend
you are a national hero.
Thanks, mate. AP English is a challenge these days. :’)
For me or other Conexus 6 grade students:
What they tell you to read:
1) start 24:27 end 25:25
2) start 26:03 end 27:12
3) start 00:25 end 25:31
4) start 41:51 end can't find it
Chapters:
Intro) start 00:14 end 25:31
1)start 25:58 end 41:21
2)start 41:51 end 58:03
3)start 58:33 end 69:21
4)start 69:53 end 91:55
5)start 92:27 end 102:48
6)start 103:20 end 112:14
7)start 112:44 end 136:10
8)start 136:38 end 152:32
9)start 153:02 end 192:11
Holy ****, I feel like Aang looking at the previous Avatars. Thank you.
i decided to listen to this for school since reading it on my own didn’t make any sense and i’m still lost🤠
same XD
IT'S A Wonderful book.
me too?
Thank you, Ms. Klett, for this excellent reading.
why is the author so gosh dang descriptive, I can't see the story behind the fog of adjectives
Haha 😆
19th century English novels were the entertainment of the time. People read more, language and literature were to them what computer skills are to you. At the rate language, written and spoken are deteriorating if the world still exists by the next millenia the banal speech of 2020 will seem equally foggy.
Unless you're being facetious you're missing the point
It’s so you get more of a connection to the book. The author rlly wants us to relate to the characters in some way
The tsunami of adjectives are so unnecessary. It kinda makes it hard to tell WTH is going on. If you are reading this you can listen to all 3 hours! I believe in you
Thanks for the thoughtful reading. It's a classic.
Moral of the story; Learn to let go, I guess? Honestly, I thought I was kinda getting a grasp on what the author was trying to tell us, especially toward the end, but that final chapter's plot twist completely turned that upside down. For the entire story they make Zeena out as the antagonist, but then Ethan and Mattie get absolutely ruined by their selfishness, so that makes them seem in the wrong. Chapters 2-8 build them up as the ones you are rooting for, and by the end you almost look down on them for what their foolish and self-centered decision gets them. I mean, Zeena seems manipulative and is probably reveling in their misery, but I guess she won in the end. None of the characters are particularly good role-models. Ethan is at moments like when he realizes he is trying to manipulate the Hales out of money and backs off, only to offset his noble deeds with something stupid like literally trying to commit suicide. But I guess that entire era of writing was centered around breaking romantic illusions, so it makes sense. The book seems like a romance novel all the way through until that last chapter. As .38 Special sang, "Hold on loosely, but don't let go. If you cling too tightly to her, you're gonna lose control." And they lost control, quite literally.
All's I can say is... the people who write these kinds of stories must have SERIOUSLY been hurt by somebody... wowza.
Yeah. The author wrote Ethan Frome and another one of her books called The Age Of Innocence completely based off her life at the time. She was in a loveless marriage w this guy named Teddy and then had an affair w another dude that made her suuuper happy + the affair gave her more motivation to write so she wrote a bunch of love letters n stuff
Honestly I know ethan had a hard time with his mother and wife being sick and all but damn, I really do blame it all on Ethan. Zeena was actually pretty levelheaded and agreeable, I felt so bad for her when she was crying over the broken jar. Even though Matti had her flaws I still liked her, it wasn’t really her fault Ethan fell in love with her and she fell in love with him. I feel like Ethan could have dealt with all of it so so much better if he were more logical and not as impulsive. Matti definitely got the worst in the end. I have an outrageously small amount of pity for Ethan but that might just be me.
Also the imagery is beautiful, some may find it difficult to follow because of how descriptive it is but I think it adds a lot to the story. The plot isn’t all thst complicated or interesting but I think the way everything is worded is what makes the book impactful.
Zeena was a hypochondriac and used all her made up illnesses to manipulate everyone. She tortured Ethan and Mattie. Ethan only married Zeena because he didn’t want to be alone. He never loved her though. When he met Mattie, they fell in love, but they were stuck. They wanted to run away, but they had no money, and nowhere to go. So they decide to just kill themselves, but at the last minute he couldn’t go through with it. The irony of this story is at the end, Zeena (the “sickly” one) spent the last 20 years taking care of Ethan and Mattie. They’re all miserable.
i just switched to online school and i have to write an essay on this book that was due yesterday :')
hey! :) also switched to online school. I have to discuss specific findings with my group & I’m days behind
Relatable.
Losers
thank you so much... you have a sweet voice ^^ and the story... it was awesome
The story sucks I’m being forced to listen to it for school 😭
Edith Wharton is a scintillating writer, and Ms. Klett is a great reader.
This book is pure chaos in some ways I’ll be honest. I lowkey felt like it was rather hard to keep on as it all just description and hard to separate the key info.
25:39 chapter 1
41:32 chapter 2
What is even going on😭
bruh i don’t even know and ive listened and read
thanks but this book was a total sleeper #fuckenglish
I’m with you bud
I don’t wanna do it but can’t fail English 😣
Like the story and easy to become enamored of the narrators expressive and tender voice ❤😂 great job!
I found out I’m a true English major with these comments cause the plot wasn’t confusing for me 😂
I'm no English major, but shouldn't you have correct punctuation?
@@ZombiekittyslayerEnglish major does not necessarily mean English expert. There are non-native speakers that study English as a foreign language. Shocking, I know.
@@noura.182Exactly. Also, many English majors specialize in the area of rhetoric, as opposed to advanced grammar.
Oftentimes, the best papers have a great thesis, rather than great punctuation.
This still got me lost
Crazy that Edith Wharton would put in that bit at 25:55. How did she know all that?
quote: 2:18:06
1:52:16 -keeping this as a bookmark
Chapter 4 1:09:54
Thankyou!
two words AP English
honors into to lit please kill me
Shit is so bad
@@piperjones881yes honors lit 😭😭😭 Mr Hittle got me TWEAKING RN
chapter 7: 1:52:26
quote 2: 2:04:56
3:03:29 Epilogue
Bookmark 1:09:52
I can't understand it :(
Trust me, you're not missing anything.
don’t worry we are all confused together
15:31 yeah same
Chapter 8 2:32:54
Bruh shut up it’s already in the desc
Chapter 3 58:34
This book is garbage and depressing, I don’t know why anyone would consider it a “classic”
Ong it’s so dry and boring 😭
Chapter 8 2:16:21
watch the movie with Liam Neeson. It may help you understand better.
1:46:54
18:15
1:18:00
chapter 3 58:08
@01:22
What about chapter 10???
This book is too boring for me bruh and nothing makes sense like holy shit. SO MUCH UNNECESSARY DIALOGUE!!!!!!!
26:00 Chapter 1
I had to read this for school, this story makes no sense I'm so lost usually a audio book helps but this SUCKSSS
2:32:34
im fucking lost
3:03:35
3:03:35
❤❤❤
This is so sad for what???
31:14
I so loved this book, and I also loved the movie. The narrator of this book was horrible. I couldn’t even listen to her what a scratchy voice.
25:36
AP lit and comp is gonna make me die. This book is so boring jeez
I do enjoy a good tragedy..
1 52 45
1.37.59
2.54.00
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Miller Maria White Helen Wilson Brenda
Brown Frank Johnson Eric Wilson Gary
p60
p94
This story sucks
i've had to resort to listening to this book because i find it insufferable to read. 🫶
Chapter 5 1:32:24
Chapter 9 2:32:34
2:24:10
16:45
58:07
26:19
25:32
Chapter 6 1:43:24
2:05:21
Chapter 7 1:52:44
24:41
2:38:09
1:09:40
20:24
Chapter 5 1:32:03
I see u like hunter hunter
1:34:39
2:18:35
3:06:00
2:22:35
1:52:17
1:17:42
1:25:04