Ok... I picked up this book for my english class mainly because my sister said is was good. To my disdain, I found it be rather dull. Ethan Frome is no more the a love sick man who can't live with his life as it was. I thought that this book was boring and I could have slept through it. The best part is that Ethan and Mattie got what they deserved at the end of the bookI would recommend this book to anyone who likes the romantic-type novels.