The Awakening

"a really good theme, but a very sad ending. My favorite type of books!"

"This was another required read my senior year of high school. As tragic as it was, it was a phenomenal story that I think about often. I started watching The Handmaids Tale on Hulu recently & I found myself frequently thinking back to this novel while watching & pondering over the suffering of women and our roles/standards/pressures in society."

"Such a good read couldn’t put it down. Heartbreaking but beautiful."

"I think this book was over-hyped for me as the epitome of early(ish) feminist literature. I expected a more blatant discussion of sex when referencing Edna's extramarital "affairs," but I see that being explicit wasn't quite the point. My biggest takeaway was the bravery of Edna's belief in putting herself first and refusing to sacrifice all that she is for her husband or her children. While the ending was upsetting, I had to ask myself what else could I expect. What could Edna's life moving forward look like? Would she seek out Robert after he left for the second time? Seek out Arobin even after realizing she loves Robert? And going back to settle with Leonce and her children is the antithesis of her titular awakening, so her final choice of suicide is understandable albeit devastating."

"Fantastic book about women and their limited choices"

"for a school book i really liked it"

"Great story"

"I did this book for a project. I decided to base my project on feminism as I knew it was a feminist book. However I felt the opposite. There are some interesting thoughts to read about but I think the idea I had in mind kind of ruined it for me."

"Will reread - audiobook was horrendous"

"killed me but in a great way"